Democrat who narrowly lost to DeSantis in Florida arrested on drug charges

Democrat who narrowly lost to DeSantis in Florida arrested on drug charges


A Democrat who ran for governor in Florida a few years ago is facing criminal allegations once again, this time in Alabama.

Andrew Demetric Gillum was pulled over for erratic driving and found to be in possession of methamphetamines and other drug paraphernalia, according to the Daphne Police Department.

A probable cause search of the car … allegedly led to the seizure of three packages of methamphetamines.

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Gillum was the Democratic candidate for Florida governor in 2018, when he narrowly lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) by just 33,000 votes, less than 1% of the vote.

On Thursday, Gillum was handcuffed and booked into the Daphne City Jail in Alabama.

Police claimed the 46-year-old was pulled over on U.S. Highway 98 near North Main Street at about 10:45 p.m. before

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