Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum gives his concession speech to supporters in 2018 in Tallahassee, Fla. Police records say Gillum was arrested on drug-related charges recently in Alabama. File Photo By Joe Reilly/UPI | License Photo
July 7 (UPI) -- Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, was arrested in Alabama on drug-related charges, jail record ssay.
Police arrested Gillum late Thursday in Daphne, Ala., after they saw him driving erratically, WPLG-TV reported. One officer saw a glass pipe in the car, and a search found several marijuana cigarettes and three packages of a substance identified as methamphetamine, police said.
Gillum was released from jail the next day, The Hill reported. He was charged with possession of dangerous drugs, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana, records said.
Gillum, 46, narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis in the 2018 race. He also served as Tallahassee's mayor from 2014 to 2018.
