North Carolina “sovereign citizen” arrested for resisting officer during traffic stop for homemade tag on his vehicle

Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Alexander Justin McAfee, 33, of Leland, NC, was arrested last night after he was pulled over for having a homemade tag and allegedly refused to identify himself; he was also charged with drug possession and driving without a valid license.

At about 8:17 p.m. on April 4, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a vehicle on West Newberry Road in Newberry because the tag appeared to be homemade, with messages like “Sovereign Citizen” and “Free Traveler.”…

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