The police chief of Mount Gilead has resigned days after being pulled over in an unmarked police car.Chief Cleve Willoughby submitted his resignation letter Tuesday, town officials said. A suspension is pending against his passenger, a Mount Gilead police officer town officials identified only as Lewellyn.Willoughby was pulled over by a Cabarrus County deputy April 17 after someone reported an erratic driver to 911, town officials said. Willoughby and Lewellyn were off-duty and had stopped at a bar for some drinks prior to the traffic stop, town officials said.Neither face criminal charges. Cabarrus County deputies told WCNC they didn't believe there was enough to warrant charges.The town now has eight full-time officers, as well as some reserve officers. Town officials said they will begin their search for a new chief.

The police chief of Mount Gilead has resigned days after being pulled over in an unmarked police car.

Chief Cleve Willoughby submitted his resignation letter Tuesday, town officials said. A suspension is pending against his passenger, a Mount Gilead police officer town officials identified only as Lewellyn.


Willoughby was pulled over by a Cabarrus County deputy April 17 after someone reported an erratic driver to 911, town officials said. Willoughby and Lewellyn were off-duty and had stopped at a bar for some drinks prior to the traffic stop, town officials said.

Neither face criminal charges. Cabarrus County deputies told WCNC they didn't believe there was enough to warrant charges.

The town now has eight full-time officers, as well as some reserve officers. Town officials said they will begin their search for a new chief.