West Virginia couple pulled over after cops spot them having sex while drunk driving stolen RV
A couple in West Virginia was arrested after police pulled over their stolen RV and allegedly found the duo both in the driver's seat, totally nude and having drunken sex, according to a criminal complaint.
Authorities pulled over Shannon Bryant, 35, and Matthew McDonnell, 48, while they were driving through Bluefield, West Virginia last Wednesday afternoon.
4 Matthew McDonnell was arrested after allegedly stealing an RV and trying to have sex with a passenger while driving.
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4 Shannon Bryant was allegedly seen straddling McDonnell behind the wheel of the RV, police said.
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While cops were pulling the vehicle over, they noticed that Bryant was in the driver's seat straddling McDonnell as the RV tore down the road, according to the complaint obtained by the smoking gun.
When cops approached the driver's side window, McDonnell was sitting innocently in the passenger's seat as if nothing had occurred, like a teenager caught in the act.
But Bryant, who 'appeared to be highly intoxicated' while sitting in the driver's seat, had no shame and candidly told the cops 'We were f–king',' Officer R.L. Hamm reported.
The duo were quickly ordered out of the vehicle before Bryant could delve further details on their escapade.
McDonnell reportedly confessed after the two were read their rights and said that they 'were naked and attempting to engage in sexual activity while driving' when the police pulled them over.
The pair then scrambled into the opposite seats as the officers approached the RV, he added, trying to play it coy.
4 Records cited the materials found in the couple's RV, including drugs.
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When police searched the RV, they found drug paraphernalia inside including a bag of white powder. They also recovered painkillers and a broken glass pipe that Bryant admitted McDonnell had tossed out the window during the stop.
A vehicle check using the VIN number and registration also revealed that the RV-turned-love shack had been stolen from Princeton, a city just 10 miles away.
4 Drug-using materials were also found in the RV, police said.
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The disrobed duo were charged with indecent exposure, drug possession, DUI and possession of a stolen vehicle, according to records obtained by the smoking gun.
Despite being caught in the act and admitting to having sex behind the wheel, the couple pleaded not guilty.
McDonnell has a prior criminal record and a warrant out for his arrest in Tazewell County, Virginia, according to court records obtained by WTRF. He is being held on an $8,000 bond.
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