> Former Tallahassee Mayor Gillum arrested on drug charge again

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. -- Jail records obtained by Fox 49 News show former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is in the Baldwin County Jail in Alabama tonight.

The "TMZ" website quotes Baldwin County Assistant District Attorney John Oxford as saying the 46-year-old Gillum was jailed after reportedly failing a drug test.

In July he was pulled over for erratic driving, and later charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a felony and second-degree possession of marijuana, which is a misdemeanor. He was booked into the Daphne City Jail before being transferred to the Baldwin County Correctional Facility but was released shortly after, jail records show.

Oxford tells TMZ Gillum was taking part in a random drug testing program after his last arrest last month in Daphne, Alabama July 2nd.

TMZ reports Gillum did not show up for his expected drug test on the day it was called for, so he was tested at his court appearance Thursday.

TMZ says that test came back positive for methamphetamine.

In his July arrest, law officers found Gillum with 3 grams of methamphetamine 8 marijuana cigarettes, 4 straws, 3 pipes and a water pipe.

It's unknown tonight how this new charge and arrest will affect his pending case.

Gillum came within 32,000 votes of defeating Ron DeSantis for the Florida governorship in 2018. Known as Tallahassee's mayor, he won former President Barack Obama's endorsement for governor of Florida.

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