Originally published July 5, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified July 5, 2007 at 2:02 AM
Al Gore's son arrested with drugs in his car
Al Gore's son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Al Gore's son was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs after deputies pulled him over for speeding, authorities said.
Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over at about 2:15 a.m., Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino said.
The deputies said they smelled marijuana and searched the car, Amormino said. They found less than an ounce of marijuana along with the anti-anxiety drugs Xanax and Valium; pain medication Vicodin; and Adderall, which is used to treat attention-deficit disorder, he said.
"He does not have a prescription for any of those drugs," Amormino said.
Gore was released from the men's central jail in Santa Ana on Wednesday afternoon after posting $20,000 bail.
Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for Gore's parents, did not immediately return phone messages Wednesday.
The son of the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee also was pulled over and arrested for marijuana possession in December 2003, in Bethesda, Md., while he was a student at Harvard University.
He completed substance-abuse counseling as part of a pretrial diversion program to settle those charges.
The youngest of Al and Tipper Gore's four children, Gore lives in Los Angeles and is an associate publisher of GOOD, a magazine about philanthropy aimed at young people.
Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company
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