NAACP official convicted of drunk driving
12/8/2015, 7:37 p.m.
A state NAACP officer has been convicted of driving while intoxicated.
LaSalle J. McCoy Jr., who serves as state NAACP secretary and president of the Chesterfield County Branch NAACP, was found guilty in Chesterfield County District Court at a hearing two days before Thanksgiving.
A first-time offender, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but five days suspended. Mr. McCoy said he was credited with time served and did not have to spend Thanksgiving in jail.
His sentence also included a $250 fine and he was ordered to pay $232 in court costs. He also is required to participate in meetings of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program and faces restrictions on his driving.
Mr. McCoy was arrested Aug. 12 and since has resisted pressure to resign from his NAACP posts. Mr. McCoy, who had been appointed state secretary to fill a vacancy, won election to the post Oct. 31 during the state NAACP convention in Richmond.
He said Tuesday that he has no intention of resigning and will continue with his work for the civil rights group.
“Individuals have problems, all of us do,” he said. “You deal with them and move on.”
