BELMONT, N.C. (News Release) — On Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Belmont Police officers were dispatched to a call reporting a motorist unconscious in a vehicle in the drive-thru lane of McDonald’s at 505 N. Main Street in Belmont.

When officers arrived, they discovered off-duty Belmont Police Officer James Reagan asleep in the driver’s seat of his personal vehicle.

A field investigation determined that Reagan was impaired at the time of the incident. Officers arrested Reagan and charged him with Driving While Impaired (DWI).

Reagan was assigned as a Belmont Police School Resource Officer and has been with the department since September 26, 2014.

Police Chief Boyce Falls called the arrest concerning. “Officers are expected to conduct themselves to a high standar

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