Friday, September 16, 2005

Bush nephew arrested for drunkenness



Jeb Bush's Parenting of "Tough Love" seems to sentence his own children to prison.

Austin, Texas: John Ellis Bush, the youngest son of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, was arrested early today and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest.

Bush, 21, nephew of President George Bush, was arrested by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at 2.30am yesterday on a corner of a bar district, said sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade.

Bush was released on $US2,500 ($3,285) bond for resisting arrest and personal recognisance bond for the public intoxication charge.

A spokesman for Jeb Bush said the Florida Governor and his wife Columba are concerned about the incident.

"This is a personal family matter which they are dealing with privately," said spokesman Alia Faraj.

Noelle Bush, the Governor's daughter, was arrested in January 2002 and was accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a Tallahassee pharmacy to obtain an anti-anxiety drug.

She completed a drug rehabilitation program in August 2003 and a judge dismissed the drug charges against her.

Noelle Bush was sent to jail twice for violating rules during her rehab stint.

She was jailed for three days in July 2002 after being caught with prescription pills and served 10 days a month later after being accused of having a small rock of crack cocaine in her shoe.
AP
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