Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, once considered a rising political star, has been arrested for the second time in six weeks after allegedly missing a drug test and testing positive for methamphetamine.
Gillum was arrested last month in Alabama during a traffic stop, where Daphne police say officers searched his vehicle and found marijuana and methamphetamine.
TMZ has more:
Baldwin County Assistant D.A. John Oxford tells TMZ ... Andrew is taking part in random drug testing known as "color code drug testing." Basically, we're told Andrew is assigned a color by the court, and he's supposed to call a hotline every day. If he calls the hotline and his color is read out, he has to report that day for a drug test.
Oxford says Andrew didn't show up for his drug test on a day his color was called ... so he was tested for drugs at his court appearance Thursday ... and it came back positive.
As a result, we're told he was taken back into custody.
ADVERTISEMENTWe broke the story ... Andrew was arrested for drug possession last month when cops say they found him with 3 grams of methamphetamine, 8 pre-rolled marijuana joints, 4 cut straws, 3 pipes, and a bong.
Gillum served as mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 to 2018.
He won the Democratic nomination for Florida governor in 2018 and lost a tight contest to Republican nominee Ron DeSantis.
Andrew Gillum locked up again, authorities say he tested positive for meth.
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay noted:
The arrest comes several years after Gillum was involved in a high-profile incident in 2020.
In March 2020, police and paramedics responded to a room at the Mondrian South Beach after reports that a man had possibly overdosed. Gillum and another man were found inside the hotel room.
Police body camera footage later showed prescription pill bottles and small bags containing suspected methamphetamine inside the room. However, prosecutors ultimately decided not to file criminal charges against Gillum or the other man, citing insufficient evidence to directly link either individual to the drugs.
