Tonya Jameson
Judge Frank Whitney sentenced former Mayor Patrick Cannon to house arrest with an ankle bracelet and GPS monitoring until Cannon reports to FCI Morgantown federal prison Nov. 18. Cannon was back in court today after the Charlotte Observer learned the former mayor and now convicted felon voted during early voting on Oct. 30 at Community House School. The Observer’s inquiry lead to an investigation by Cannon’s parole officer and the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.
Cannon and his attorney James Ferguson tried to convince Whitney that Cannon made an honest mistake, and didn’t realize he lost his voting privileges.
“The light simply didn’t go off on that,” Cannon told the judge. “This is something I did without thinking.”
Cannon addresses the media in this video.
Former Charlotte Mayor Jail Too Expensive, Patrick Cannon Gets House Arrest Until Nov. 18 (Photos + Video) was originally published on oldschool1053.com
