Moment a South Carolina 市長 is pulled over while 運動ing a lawn mower with an open can of beer - but he ISN'T 逮捕（する）d

  • Dash （機の）カム ビデオ shows Aynor 市長 John Gardner 存在 pulled over 運動ing a riding lawn mower
  • In the ビデオ a police officer tells Gardner he has an open コンテナ of beer
  • Gardner then 答える／応じるs that 'he knows' and is told to 注ぐ the beer out
  • After that he gets 支援する on his lawn mower and 運動s away without a citation?

By ABIGAIL MILLER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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Police dash （機の）カム ビデオ shows the moment a 市長 in South Carolina is pulled over as he is 運動ing 負かす／撃墜する the road on a riding lawn mower with a beer by his 味方する.?

In the （映画の）フィート数 the Horry 郡 police officer can be heard telling John Gardner, who is the 市長 of Aynor, that he is 運動ing his tractor with an open can of beer.?

The ビデオ shows Gardner swerving his lawnmower on the road before 結局 存在 pulled over and questioned.?

After a bit of 支援する and 前へ／外へ, Gardner 注ぐs out his beer and then gets 支援する on his mower and continues on his way without a citation.

The video shows Gardner swerving his lawnmower on the road before eventually being pulled over and questioned
Gardner was elected in 2016 and is up for reelection this year. He told reporters he put gas in the lawnmower after tending his mother-in-law's yard

The ビデオ shows Aynor 市長 John Gardner, pictured, swerving his lawnmower on the road before 結局 存在 pulled over and questioned

When Horry County officer first tires to pull him over, the mayor doesn't stop his mower. After a few minutes of driving, Gardner notices the police car behind him, pulls over, and turns off the machine

When Horry 郡 officer first tires to pull him over, the 市長 doesn't stop his mower. After a few minutes of 運動ing, Gardner notices the police car behind him, pulls over, and turns off the machine

The ビデオ, which was taken just after 8.30pm on August 25, shows Gardner 運動ing 負かす／撃墜する the road.?

When Horry 郡 officer first tires to pull him over, the 市長 doesn't stop his mower.?

After a few minutes of 運動ing, Gardner notices the police car behind him, pulls over, and turns off the machine.

The officer, who is not identified, first commented that Gardner was 運動ing the mower erratically.?

（映画の）フィート数 shows Gardner swerving on the road. He did not appear to be 運動ing very 急速な／放蕩な.?

'You also have an open コンテナ,' the officer can be heard 説 in the ビデオ. 'You put me in a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.'?

'I know, I わびる for that,' Gardner replied.??

Gardner was told to 注ぐ out the beer, but he is now （人命などを）奪う，主張するing it was not open in the first place, によれば the News and 観察者／傍聴者.

'It was unopened to the best of my knowledge,' he told reporters. 'I remember 開始 it to 注ぐ it out.'?

The officer, who is not identified, first commented that Gardner was driving the mower erratically

The officer, who is not identified, first commented that Gardner was 運動ing the mower erratically

'You also have an open container,' the officer can be heard saying in the video. 'You put me in a spot.' 'I know, I apologize for that,' Gardner replied

'You also have an open コンテナ,' the officer can be heard 説 in the ビデオ. 'You put me in a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.' 'I know, I わびる for that,' Gardner replied

After a bit of back and forth, Gardner pours out his beer and then gets back on his mower and continues on his way without a citation

After a bit of 支援する and 前へ／外へ, Gardner 注ぐs out his beer and then gets 支援する on his mower and continues on his way without a citation

It is 不明瞭な how 公式の／役人s are 扱うing the 事例／患者, but Gardner said he was not 特記する／引用するd or 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d with a 罪，犯罪. An officer an be heard in the ビデオ 説 he would call the Town of Aynor to manage the predicament.?

Aynor Police 長，指導者 David Thompson told WSPA that his officers were not at any point in time 伴う／関わるd in the call.??

The ビデオ does not show Gardner 存在 given a breathalyzer 実験（する）.?

Horry 郡 Police spokesperson Krystal Dotson said that open コンテナ 法令／条例s are strict, but all citations are made at the officer's discretion. ?

Gardner was elected in 2016 and is up for reelection this year. He told reporters he put gas in the lawnmower after tending his mother-in-法律's yard.?

He called the 状況／情勢 a '誤解,' and said he'd 選ぶd up the beer at the gas 駅／配置する, but hadn't started drinking it, and that he believes he was pulled over because there were no lights on the tractor. ?

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