{"id":332155,"date":"2026-07-07T19:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/332155\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:03:14","slug":"andrew-gillum-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/332155\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Gillum Arrested On Drug Charges In Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"CultureConSource: John Nacion \/ Getty<\/p>\n

Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is reportedly back in legal trouble, having been arrested in Alabama last week on charges related to drug possession.<\/p>\n

According to WCTV Eyewitness News<\/a>, the Baldwin County Sheriff\u2019s Office jail roster indicates that Gillum, 46, was taken into custody on July 2 and charged with \u201cPossession of Dangerous Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia-1st Offense, and Possession of Marijuana 2nd.\u201d Jail records also show he was released the next day. <\/p>\n

The Washington Post reported<\/a> that police in Daphne, Alabama, stopped Gillum for \u201cerratic driving\u201d last Thursday and saw a glass pipe on the center console of his vehicle, according to Daphne Police Chief Brian Gulsby. Officers also reportedly found several rolled \u201cmarijuana cigarettes\u201d and three packages that tested positive for methamphetamine in Gillum\u2019s car.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Gillum was found unresponsive and intoxicated inside a Miami hotel room with another man\u00a0who was reportedly a male escort<\/a> in the Miami area. The following week, the ex-mayor announced he was going to rehab<\/a> for alcohol abuse. This, of course, wouldn\u2019t be his last public scandal.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the Black Democrat who came dangerously close to defeating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida\u2019s 2018 gubernatorial race was indicted on 19 federal charges<\/a> connected to campaign contribution fraud before and during that race. The next year, he was found not guilty of lying to the FBI, and the remaining 18 charges against him were ultimately dropped.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, it has been a rocky road for Gillum \u2014 who is currently the co-host of the Native Land Pod<\/a> podcast, which won an NAACP Image Award in 2025 \u2014 but the former mayor and FAMU alum<\/a> has a way of bouncing back, and hopefully he will again this time around. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear when he is due back in court to answer for the charges against him. <\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/p>\n

Andrew Gillum, Wife, Open Up To Tamron Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

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