Smirnoff Bottles Lead to Arrests

Three local teens are due in court next week to face unlawful possession of alcohol charges.

Isaac Walker, 18, of Salisbury; Alexander Fleming, 18, of Concord; and Alexander Shinall, 19, of Concord, were all arrested at 1:28 a.m. on Nov. 15, and charged with unlawful possession of alcohol.

According to a Concord Police arrest report, an officer driving on Washington Street reportedly spotted four individuals walking on both the north and south side of the street towards White Street. Due to the early morning hour, the officer turned around to speak with the individuals.

The officer spoke with the four men near Academy Street and asked how old they were. They all allegedly said 18, according to the report.

One of the men, Walker, allegedly was trying to “discretely hide” a bottle of Smirnoff raspberry flavored vodka behind his leg.

When asked if anyone else had any alcohol, Shinall and Fleming allegedly removed bottles from their backpacks.

All three were placed under arrest.

During an inventory search, a pipe with burnt marijuana was allegedly found in Shinall’s backpack.

A fourth person didn’t have any alcohol, according to the officer, and blew a 0.00 on a BrAC test, so he was released from the scene.

The three others were released on personal recognizance bail and due in court on Dec. 16.

Editor’s note: The following story was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.