From the CMPD PIO:
Charlotte, N.C. – (Monday, June 9, 2025) - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Internal Affairs Division is conducting an internal investigation following the arrest of CMPD Officer Jonathan Nicholas outside of the CMPD jurisdiction.
On June 8, while off-duty, Officer Nicholas was arrested by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) in Burke County. Officer Nicholas was initially stopped for speeding and later arrested for Driving While Impaired (DWI).
The NCSHP is the lead investigative agency and questions should be directed to their office.
Officer Nicholas is currently on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal investigation. Officer Nicholas was hired on August 13, 2012. His most recent assignment was in the University City Division.
Later CMPD Chief Jennings issued this statement:
"Upholding the law is a constant commitment, not just something done during an officer’s shift. I am disheartened to learn of the arrest of Officer Nicholas because it represents a deviation from the commitment all officers make when we take our oath and pin on this badge. We are held to a higher standard as law enforcement officers, whether we are on or off duty. Any behavior that falls short of that commitment compromises public trust and should not be tolerated."
I don't drink and drive. Not even a little The USCG and FAA have basically zero tolerance policies which means I can't even "hang out with the guys" the night before and make a 7 am flight. Tonic and Lime on the rocks is my limit.
Now everyone within CMPD knows the SHP guys don't cut breaks.
So when the SHP tosses the bullshit "how much have you had to drink tonight question my way" I can say "ZERO". I always have and always will.
I lost a girlfriend to a drunk driver in high school I don't like people who drive drunk.
That said unpaid administrative leave is just all kinds of wrong when it come to a 13 year member of the department.
And along those lines Chief Jennings comments are kinda rich considering.
13 years and throws it all away. Now he will have to mow grass or haul trash.
ReplyDeleteI bet he'd fit right in at Charlotte Water!
DeleteMaybe he'll become an Uber driver
DeleteIt’s better than getting arrested for stealing money like Chapman and Mohamed. It’s better than stalking charges or drug charges like other guys. He could come back here when his license gets reinstated by NC.
ReplyDeleteDon’t forget beating your kid?👦
DeleteAt least Bessie didn’t get charged. That would’ve been racist.
DeleteI'm with Cedar on this no excuse for driving drunk.
ReplyDeleteBut it better come out he was big time hammered and not just .09 or something.
Otherwise SHP is going have a serious image crisis. Oh wait never mind.
Refuse to blow let em get a court order and deal with it all later my advice.
Honestly…if you’re a cop that can run…run from the stop and hide in the woods.
DeleteThey can’t put the DWI on you or prove it was even you.
lol you two are idiots giving shit advice. Public defender material
DeleteIdiots without DWIs. Your chain of command has DWIs
DeleteMy chain of command fucks his subordinates
DeleteMy chain of command hurt my feelings
DeleteCan shp ride thru the northbound 77 rest stop some morning around 6-7. Looks like charlottes new homeless camp. Not a single parking space open, cars to the interstate. Felonies aplenty. Sweep em on down the road to sc please. These aren’t travelers, they are living there and using our welcome center as a community bathing center
DeleteSHP are creepy
DeleteDWI cops are gay and only autistic morons enforce them. Ask fat boy and his friend chicken little that talks like he got a snorkel in his throat
Delete1153, we keep the roads safe so people don’t get killed. We keep your insurance down, too.
DeleteYea, your lake patrol dildo is doing the lords work out there, busting people for having a couple beers on the water while the lake is full of idiots with no idea how to drive.
DeleteI’ve run into several guys who have learned it carries the same weight as a car dwi. Always the same guy.
You ain’t going home with the girl when you arrest her man bro. Chill out
JJ's comments are shit. We can't cut the guy loose not enough warm bodies as it is now. Just charge him a week's paid leave days and been done with it.
ReplyDeleteThey will take his vacation time to he can’t get any days off from patrol.
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ReplyDeleteWell this is the guy from CMPD. What did you expect would happen when he got hired?
https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2025/05/30/gaston-county-mugshots-may-29th-3/jonathan-nicholas-misuse-of-telephone-911-system-domestic-violence-protection-order/
Lmao that's not the same Jonathan Nicholas from this incident! Now you just look stupid
DeleteSTUPID FUCK
DeleteIsn't this the same officer that smoked that white dude in the University OIS?
DeleteOh Good Grief! No that's the same Jonathan Nicholas and that OIS was a good shoot.
DeleteThe Oracle has spoken!
DeleteHow will this arrest affect the case with the dead criminal. Will Nicholas get in trouble for that? Plus, he has that DV order against him..
DeleteCedar has never stood up for a black cop under the heat. Fucking racist
DeleteNicholas doesn't have a DV order against him. The dude in the linked article is an entirely different person with the same name. The Jonathan Nicholas from the OIS/DWI is a YN not a YT
DeleteMaybe Novant Security will hire him?
DeleteDWI is nothing.
ReplyDeleteThere are male supervisors that are DWG. Could imaging getting called in the office by Sgt and he sucks cock. How do you look at that guy like a fucking man? How do you take him seriously? Is he gonna call HR on you?
It’s funny when gay guys get angry at the station. What are they going to do? They act like women, so imagine that in a 10-33 situation.
DeleteTrump is kicking them out the military, so there will be more coming to CFD and CMPD. They mostly go to positions for communications and animal welfare.
DeleteDead white guy?
ReplyDeleteThe suspect was white in the most recent University OIS. Lots of justice cartridges were dispensed that day
DeleteI’m just happy no one got hurt in those peaceful protests downtown.
ReplyDeleteThings will be quiet until a new chief take office.
ReplyDeleteB Gail got sent back to patrol because he can’t stop lying anytime he speaks
ReplyDeleteWill fit in with half of you
DeleteYou can’t be honest and work here. The chief is embezzling money and the pd is under state investigation.
DeleteAnyone around the chiefs office needs to be reviewed as an accessory to the fact. That how they do us when we in the car with drugs.
Delete1223 I’m guessing your an uneducated moron who thinks selling dope is a respectable form of income based on how poorly you speak
DeleteMy profession is irrelevant and broken laws need to be handled accordingly.
Delete🤷🏿♂️🥦🥦🍚💊
DeleteEveryone is distancing themselves from JJ right now since the scandal. All the money around here is being monitored and vetted for performance results.
DeleteUh, ok. If you say so. The only thing the Department and the City care about how the money is spent is on OT. They don’t want to spend that out in the supplement, except for the almighty JJ, that is!
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