Mike Perdue, the Republican candidate for the at-large seat on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, responded to questions about past criminal charges in an interview Thursday.
Guilford County Court records show Perdue had 13 charges against him between 1983 and 2014, ranging from speeding and misdemeanor larceny to driving a boat under the influence of alcohol. Perdue’s charges came to light after we reported that his opponent, Greg Drumwright, has a history of traffic citations, misdemeanors, evictions, and debts. (Drumwright did not respond to questions for that story.)
Some of Perdue’s earliest charges—five between 1983 and 1986—were for speeding. Another involved possession of beer or wine on an unauthorized premises. In an interview, Perdue admitted to those infractions, but chalked them up to being young…