Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
Man Taking Driver’s License Dispute To Court
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Keth Hodgson puts his thumb in the air, trying to catch a ride home after turning himself in to Sheriff Andy Stokes for driving without a valid license. - Photo by Mike Barnhardt
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A man walked into his office, threw an expired driver’s license on his desk, and told him he had driven himself to the courthouse and had parked his truck right outside.
The man vowed to do the same again.
Stokes balked at first, but ended up writing the man a ticket for driving without a valid license. “He broke the law in my presence. I had no choice,” Stokes said.
Keth Hodgson accepted the ticket, and thanked the sheriff. “I like doing business with you,” Hodgson said. “In my 62 years, you’re the finest law enforcement I’ve ever had to deal with.”
Then Stokes offered to drive Hodgson to his home on NC 801 between Greasy Corner and Cooleemee.
Hodgson declined that offer, saying it wouldn’t look right for the sheriff to drive him home after writing him a ticket.
He thought hitchhiking would be a better idea, and left the courthouse with his thumb waving toward vehicles traveling on South Main Street.
Hodgson got what he came to town for - a ticket - and a chance to get his long-running battle with the ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.