NC auditor candidate was put on probation after stalking charge

A man who wants to be state auditor was put on probation in connection with a stalking charge, and also has been accused of refusing to obey orders from police, causing a scene at a concert and threatening a man’s family over money.

Anthony Wayne Street, 38, of Brunswick County, has not been convicted on the criminal charges, which date back to 2012.

Those charges, all misdemeanors, include simple assault, stalking, resisting a public officer, disorderly conduct and communicating threats.

Street faces Tim Hoegemeyer in the Republican primary for state auditor.

His criminal charges began, according to court records, when a man reported that on April 8, 2012, Street had hit him in the head and face. That resulted in the charge of simple assault. The charge was dismissed without leave, which means that decision is permanent.

Another warrant said Street was reported again in June 2016 for allegedly threatening a different man by saying, “If you want to keep you and your family safe you better give me back my money.” That led to the charge of communicating threats. He was found not guilty on the charge.

Court records accuse Street of resisting a public officer and disorderly conduct at a concert on July 23, 2017. A magistrate’s order said that Street called an officer a “pig,“ preceded by an expletive. The warrant also states that Street refused to obey an officer’s commands and refused to place his hands behind his back while being arrested. Prosecutors dismissed the charge without leave with an informal deferment, which means they came to an agreement on terms that led to the dismissal. Prosecutors did not respond to a phone message from The News & Observer asking for further details.

Five months earlier, a woman reported that Street followed her on Feb. 23, 2017, at her house and a family member’s house and refused to leave, and then followed her as she drove, according to warrants. That resulted in his first stalking charge. But a witness did not show up to court, according to court records, and prosecutors dismissed the case without leave.

Court records said that Street was accused of following the same victim on multiple occasions between March 30, 2018, and April 26, 2018, leading to a second charge of stalking. He was given a conditional discharge that included six months of unsupervised probation, and the court dismissed the charge.

Street did not respond to a voicemail and email from The News & Observer asking for comment on the charges.

This story was originally published February 28, 2020 at 3:35 PM with the headline "NC auditor candidate was put on probation after stalking charge."