RICHMOND COUNTY, N.C. — A bizarre story has unfolded in Richmond County involving a congressional candidate, two county commissioners, and a motorcycle.
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The incident happened early in the morning on January 27.
In the video, Commissioner Roberts can be seen going up to the motorcycle, pulling her pants down, and squatting.
Eighth Congressional District candidate Chris Maples posted security footage to his Facebook page, saying he wants to squash ânasty rumorsâ in the interest of transparency.
Maples says he and his wife, commissioner Toni Maples, were trying to be kind by giving a ride to a fellow commissioner who was intoxicated after a night out; that commissioner was Robin Roberts.
Roberts did not respond to multiple emails from the Political Beat team about the incident.
The Richmond Observer reports that Roberts posted a statement on Facebook claiming that she never touched or defaced the motorcycle.
The paper also says that before Roberts deleted the post, it said in part:
âIn my defense, I was only joking with my friend and did nothing wrong. I was having fun on my birthday. That was the first time Iâve been out in over a year!!! It will be another year before I go back out!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!!â
It appears that Maples did not find the incident funny; he didnât respond to our request for a comment but did share a post on Facebook:
âThat Commissioner embarrassed our good name and reputation by exiting the vehicle and desecrating someoneâs private property.â
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