Posted September 20, 200519 yr AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The youngest son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested early Friday and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest, law enforcement officials said. John Ellis Bush, 21, was arrested by agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at 2:30 a.m. on a corner of Austin's Sixth Street bar district, said commission spokesman Roger Wade. The nephew of President Bush was released on $2,500 bond for the resisting arrest charge, and on a personal recognizance bond for the public intoxication charge, officials said. Wade said he had no further details about the charges. Gov. Bush and his wife, Columba, appeared Friday evening at a museum reception in Miami. "My son's doing fine. It's a private matter. We will support him. We're sad for him. But I'm not going to discuss it on the public square with 30 cameras," the governor told reporters. It's not the first time Florida's first family has experienced legal problems with one of their children. Noelle Bush, the governor's daughter, was arrested in January 2002 and accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. She completed a drug rehabilitation program in August 2003 and a judge dismissed the drug charges against her. http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/16/jeb...t.ap/index.html
September 20, 200519 yr I was tal.king about this with some dude while I was waiting for my car at the mechanic. Big deal. Just because it's the Governors son its gotta be in the news and people can pretend to be shocked and appalled, but how many of those same people have been intoxicated in public before? A good percentage, and they don't make the news just because they're not famous. Same thing happens every day to Joe Anybody and nobody cares. The guy's 21 years old. Good for him, I'm sure he had a blast (up until he got arrested).
September 20, 200519 yr Oh noes a 21-year old got a night in the drunk tank! Teh world will end! :plain
September 21, 200519 yr It's amazing how much these Bush kids get into trouble. Doesn't really mean anything but it's amusing.
September 21, 200519 yr The younger Bushes love intoxication a little too much. 954210[/snapback] So do the older Bushes. Have you ever seen that old video of W at some party where he is talking about people running marathons? LOL. It is really random.
September 21, 200519 yr It's amazing how much these Bush kids get into trouble. Doesn't really mean anything but it's amusing. 955922[/snapback] Dubya was an alcoholic and did coke. I think it's a precursor to bigger and better things.
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