Court OKs traffic stop after middle-finger to trooper
RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals court says a state trooper acted appropriately when he chased and stopped a vehicle after its passenger flashed an obscene hand gesture at the law officer.A divided Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday there was no legal error in charging Shawn Patrick Ellis with resisting or delaying the trooper during the Stanly County stop. Ellis initially refused to turn over identification. He argued in court the traffic stop was illegal.Judge […]
