Casey Viser, 53, was arrested in April after cocaine was found in his car. Viser was elected to be a Mecklenburg County judge in 2020.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Mecklenburg County judge who was arrested for possession of cocaine in April was finally taken booked in jail Tuesday after an arrest order was issued for him earlier this month.
Casey Viser, 53, failed to appear for a court date related to the drug charge on May 2, leading to the forfeiture of his bond and a warrant for his arrest. Court records show he was arrested and booked in jail at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Viser was arrested in Mecklenburg County on Monday, April 14. An affidavit states Viser was stopped by an officer at a gas station on Independence Boulevard for having fake registration plates. The officer reportedly found 0.2 grams of cocaine in the car.
Officials charged Viser with possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Viser was arrested and given a $2,500 bond, which he posted. His next court date was scheduled for May 2, but he failed to appear to that. That’s when the arrest order was issued.
Viser was elected to an eight-year term as a Mecklenburg County judge in 2020. He resigned in June 2022 for unknown reasons.
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