BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) – A Baldwin County judge Thursday set a Sept. 24 drug court date for former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.
Andrew Gillum arrested in Alabama(Baldwin County, AL Sheriff’s Office)
Gillum, who was the Democratic Party nominee for governor in Florida in 2018, faces charges stemming from an arrest in Daphne. According to his lawyer, Christ Coumanis, Gillum is in an inpatient drug treatment center.
If Gillum were to successfully complete the drug court program, a judge would dismiss the charges.
“Usually, it’s a two-year process in Baldwin County,” Coumanis told FOX10 News.
Coumanis said the court system is trying to work through how the program would work for Gillum, since he lives in Tallahassee. He said out-of-state participants are more the exception than the rule. He said it is possible that Gillum might be able to participate in a program in Leon County, Florida, that would be acceptable to the Baldwin County judge.
Gillum’s charges stem from a traffic stop on July 2 in Daphne, where Gillum’s wife has family. A judge revoked Gillum’s bond following a failed drug test on Aug. 6.
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