State v. Cox

McGEE, Chief Judge.

*651 Leslie Junior Cox ("Defendant") appeals from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence recovered during a traffic stop from a vehicle in which Defendant was a passenger. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

First Sergeant Clay Bryson ("Sergeant Bryson") and Deputy Sheriff Josh Stewart ("Deputy Stewart") of the Macon County Sheriff's Department ("MCSD") were patrolling U.S. Route 441 in separate patrol cars in Macon County, North Carolina, on 10 December 2015. Sergeant Bryson had been employed by the MCSD for over sixteen…