Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Andrew Gillum Arrested on 2 Drug Charges After Alabama Stop Finds Meth and Marijuana
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 7

Andrew Gillum Arrested on 2 Drug Charges After Alabama Stop Finds Meth and Marijuana

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7

Summary

  • Daphne, Alabama, police arrested Andrew Gillum on July 2 and booked him on unlawful possession of a controlled substance and marijuana possession before releasing him later that day.
  • Police said a traffic stop for erratic driving led officers to spot a glass pipe on the center console and recover rolled marijuana cigarettes plus three packages that tested positive for methamphetamine.
  • Gillum, 46, lost Florida's 2018 governor's race to Ron DeSantis by about 34,000 votes, or 0.4%, after emerging as a national Democratic rising star.
  • The arrest adds to years of personal and legal turmoil for Gillum, who sought treatment after a 2020 Miami Beach drug-related incident and later saw federal campaign-fund charges collapse after an acquittal and mistrial.

Insights

With Alabama's strict laws, could this arrest be the final chapter in Andrew Gillum's public life?
How did a once-promising political star end up facing felony drug charges in a different state?