Carrboro man charged with failure to appear in court
Carrboro police arrested a local man Tuesday after 6:30 p.m. and charged him with one misdemeanor count of failure to appear in court for a previous charge of driving with a revoked license and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, police reports state.
According to reports, Mark Perry Slyvester, 41, was arrested at his Carrboro home for the charge of failing to appear in court.
When police arrived to serve an order for his arrest, Slyvester refused to answer the door and told police he would turn himself in another day, reports state.
According to reports, police then pushed open the door and took Slyvester into custody.
Slyvester was released on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear Feb. 7 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough.
Greensboro teen arrested for possession of beer
Chapel Hill police arrested a Greensboro teenager Monday at 12:45 a.m. and charged him with one misdemeanor count of underage possession of a malt beverage, police reports state.