Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is arrested in Alabama after police say they stop him for erratic driving and find drugs in his vehicle. Multiple outlets report that Daphne Police Department officers pull Gillum over in Daphne, and that he is booked into the Baldwin County Jail in connection with drug-related offenses. Accounts agree that the substances cited in booking or police records include methamphetamine (“dangerous drugs”) and marijuana, along with references to drug paraphernalia in some reports. The Hill and other sources add specific timing, stating Gillum is arrested on July 2, with booking information listing the next steps in custody.
All reports also note Gillum’s political background, including that he is a former mayor of Tallahassee and the Democratic nominee in Florida’s 2018 governor’s race, where he narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis. Several outlets frame the arrest as additional legal trouble. The New York Post includes additional allegations about a separate incident involving a male escort, but the provided items focus on the Alabama arrest and do not offer further corroborating details for that separate claim.
