Ex-Florida Democratic Governor Nominee Andrew Gillum
Busted In Alabama For Drug Possession
Revealed
Andrew Gillum — the ex-politician who misplaced to Ron DeSantis by a slim margin within the 2018 Florida governor’s race — was arrested final week in Alabama on drug offenses, TMZ has discovered.
Gillum was taken into custody Thursday night time by officers in Daphne, AL, after which booked within the Baldwin County jail for possession of harmful medication, drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana, based on on-line police information. The Daphne PD has but to launch particulars on what led to his newest brush with the legislation.
You might recall … in 2020, Gillum and one other man had been discovered dazed and confused inside a room by paramedics on the Mondrian Resort in South Seashore, Florida. One other man found the 2 and known as 911, apprehensive that the individual with Gillum had presumably overdosed.
Police physique cam footage was later launched, displaying a number of prescription capsule bottles contained in the room. Cops additionally eliminated three small luggage of methamphetamine.
Nevertheless, prosecutors by no means formally charged Gillum or the opposite man within the room as a result of there was inadequate proof to hyperlink them on to the medication, which weren’t discovered on their individuals.
Concerning the 2018 Florida governor’s race, Gillum gained the Democratic major after which went up towards Republican nominee Ron DeSantis, who in the end beat Gillum within the normal election, however solely by about 3,000 votes. Previous to the race, Gillum was the mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 to 2018. Â
