Former Fla. candidate Gillum arrested with marijuana in Daphne, Alabama
Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was arrested in Daphne, Alabama on July 2, 2026 after Daphne police stopped his car for erratic driving and found rolled marijuana cigarettes and methamphetamine in a vehicle search. He was charged with possession of marijuana and dangerous drugs and released from jail the next day.
🇺🇸 Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama · United States
Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate and ex-Tallahassee mayor
Andrew Gillum, 46, was arrested in Daphne, Alabama on July 2, 2026.[1]
The search recovered rolled marijuana cigarettes and packages of a substance
that tested positive for methamphetamine.[2]Gillum was charged with
possession of dangerous drugs, drug paraphernalia (first offense) and possession
of marijuana.[2]
Jail records show Gillum was released from custody on July 3, 2026.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency
Daphne Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Possession
Charges
possession of marijuana; possession of dangerous drugs; drug paraphernalia, first offense
The exact count of rolled marijuana cigarettes, or their weight, was not published; the AP account says 'several' without a figure. The co-found methamphetamine quantity (three packages) is recorded but is not a cannabis figure. No court outcome or bail condition was reported for the charges at the time the accounts were published.
The newsletter's own publication date is July 8, 2026, and the arrest date is given as July 2 in the corroborating AP account.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Alabama Daily News (Associated Press): Daphne police said officers stopped his vehicle on Highway 98 near North Main Street at around 10:45 p.m. after he drove erratically, and initiated a probable-cause search when an officer noticed a glass pipe on the center console.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in WCTV: The same arrest is independently reported by WCTV, a Tallahassee news station, which notes the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office jail roster and the stop on Highway 98.
Left out case stage, as its quotation was not found in Alabama Daily News (Associated Press).
Left out setting, as its quotation was not found in Alabama Daily News (Associated Press).
Left out released, as its quotation was not found in Alabama Daily News (Associated Press).
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