‘Nude’ driver was ‘spinning in circles’ around church parking lot, SC cops say

A report of someone stunt driving at night in a church parking lot grew even stranger when officers discovered the driver wasn’t wearing pants, according to investigators in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

It happened Sunday, Nov. 2, at a church in North Charleston, police said in a Nov. 3 news release.

“Officers responded around 10:45 p.m. to a report of a nude man driving recklessly on Nesbitt Avenue. When they arrived, officers found empty beer cans and tire marks consistent with the vehicle spinning in circles,” North Charleston police said in a news release.

“While patrolling the area, officers received another call about a car stopped in the roadway on James Bell Drive with its horn blaring and traffic blocked. The driver ... was found wearing only underwear and a tank top, with a blanket or robe wrapped around him.”

The 36-year-old North Charleston man also “smelled strongly of alcohol,” police said.

His vehicle was searched, revealing “a scale and a white powder that tested presumptive for cocaine base,” officials said. Court records indicated the driver also had outstanding warrants for “pointing and presenting a firearm and malicious damage to property.”

He was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine base, pointing and presenting a firearm and malicious injury to real property, police said.

This story was originally published November 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM with the headline "‘Nude’ driver was ‘spinning in circles’ around church parking lot, SC cops say."