Former Trucks Series driver Brian Rose is facing criminal charges again after a traffic stop Wednesday, according to a Bowling Green Police Department report. Police said they stopped Rose, 23, after he was seen driving erratically on U.S. 31-W By-Pass. The officer reportedly smelled alcohol and marijuana inside the vehicle. Rose was chewing on something and the officer ordered him to spit it out. The chaw, as Rose described it, was marijuana, according to the report. After searching Rose and his SUV, the officer found marijuana in Roses underwear and a handgun concealed in a Crown Royal bag. The vehicle also had expired tags. Rose was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of marijuana, tampering with evidence, expired registration and DUI. He was released from the Warren County Regional Jail on Thursday after posting a $10,000 cash bond. Rose began facing a series of problems in August 2002 after he lost his racing sponsorship; a month later his familys home burned to the ground from an undetermined cause; in April he was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR; in July he was charged with first-degree alcohol intoxication, second offense, possession of marijuana, first-degree prescription in improper container, second-degree possession of an illegal substance of an unspecified origin and first-degree promoting contraband. Those charges have been sent to a grand jury.(Bowling Green Daily News)(9-16-2003)
UPDATE: Two arrest warrants have been issued this week for former NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series racer Brian Christopher Rose. But Rose, 23, of Bowling Green has not yet been arrested, according to jail records. The first warrant was issued Tuesday by District Court Judge Brent Potter, who was revoking Roses bond in a July drug-related case, and the second came Thursday from District Court Judge Sam Potter, who issued an arrest warrant for Rose after he failed to show up to court in relation to a Sept. 10 traffic stop. At the time, police pulled Rose over because they said he was driving erratically on U.S. 31-W By-Pass. Police said Rose was chewing a wad of marijuana and a search turned up more marijuana in Roses underwear and a concealed weapon in the vehicle.(Bowling Green Daily News) (9-19-2003)
