Ryan Nicol
Miami Beach Police responded to an incident Thursday night involving a potential crystal meth overdose, where police reports show former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was present.
That’s according to documents from the Miami Beach Police Department first posted online by right-wing activist Candace Owens and first confirmed by Florida Politics.
In a statement, Gillum said he had consumed only alcohol during the night in question.
“I was in Miami last night for a wedding celebration when first responders were called to assist one of my friends,” Gillum said.
“While I had too much to drink, I want to be clear that I have never used methamphetamines. I apologize to the people of Florida for the distraction this has caused our movement. I’m thankful to the incredible Miami Beach EMS team for their efforts. I will spend the next few weeks with my family and appreciate privacy during this time.”
Florida Politics has reached out to the Miami Beach Police Department for a full response to this incident. Miami Beach Police Public Information Officer Ernesto Rodriguez said only that his department is not currently pursuing criminal charges against Gillum.
Florida Politics confirmed that Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber was briefed on the incident Friday morning.
Police documents state officers spotted “clear plastic baggies containing suspected crystal meth on both the bed and floor of the hotel room. The three small baggies of suspected narcotics were impounded at the Miami Beach police station Property and Evidence Unity for destruction.”
According to an incident report from Miami Beach Police, the city’s Fire-Rescue officers arrived at an address corresponding with the Mondrian South Beach Hotel. The dispatch was “in reference to a cardiac arrest” involving an individual named “Mr. Dyson.”
“Officers then made contact with two other males who were inside the hotel room.” Gillum was named as one of those individuals. A “Mr. Mejias” was named as the other.
Mejias attempted to relay the night’s events to officers. The report states Mejias arrived shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday and spotted Dyson inside the hotel room with Gillum.
The report says Mejias described the two as “under the influence of an unknown substance.” Again, Gillum asserts he had only been drinking.
Dyson then collapsed on the floor while Gillum was experiencing ill effects as well, according to Mejias.
“Mr. Mejias observed Mr. Gillum inside of the bathroom vomiting,” the report continues. Mejias then returned to Dyson, where he tried to conduct “chest compressions” and called police.
Upon arrival, “officers then attempted to speak to Mr. Gillum. Mr. Gillum was unable to communicate with officers due to his inebriated state.”
Fire rescue then “responded a second time to the hotel” regarding “a welfare check on Mr. Gillum. Fire rescue stated that he was in stable condition and his vitals were normal.”
According to a summary from Miami Beach Police, “Mr. Gillum left the hotel room and returned to his residence without incident.”
This is not the first time Gillum, the former Tallahassee Mayor, has been involved in questionable circumstances. Last year, the Florida Commission of Ethics found probable cause that Gillum violated ethics laws by accepting gifts from undercover FBI agents proposed as developers.
In April, Gillum made a deal with ethics commission attorneys to pay a $5,000 fine in exchange for dropping four out of five charges stemming from trips to Costa Rica and New York, as well as receiving tickets to the Broadway show “Hamilton.”
The FBI investigation into corruption in Tallahassee — along with his openly progressive platform — became a key issue throughout Gillum’s 2018 Florida gubernatorial campaign, which he lost by less than 1 percentage point.
Since the narrow electoral loss, Orlando-based mega-lawyer John Morgan, a Gillum campaign contributor, had been a vocal critic of the candidate’s decision to hold back more than $3 million in campaign funds. Morgan believed that with such a small margin, the money could have been better used for a last-minute push that would’ve put Gillum over the top.
Instead of investing in his campaign, Gillum used the excess money to form Forward Florida, a committee with the mission of “reengaging” up to 1 million new voters for the 2020 election cycle.
17 comments
Cogent Observer
March 13, 2020 at 11:35 am
Just what we’ve all come to expect, Andy. A dope while on the public dole; doped-up now.
Never Trumper
March 13, 2020 at 11:47 am
Fake news! SAD!
Dot
March 13, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Huh? How so?
Amos
March 15, 2020 at 7:58 pm
No it’s not. It’s public record pull it up.
martin
March 13, 2020 at 1:33 pm
Not to worry. Rev. Al will be asking us all to give him a 3rd, 4th, 5th chance.
Billy seber Trump
March 13, 2020 at 5:25 pm
There goes his chance of running for public office again, GOOD!!!!!
Cotton Mathers
March 13, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Why doesn’t the story include the fact that the individual that OD’d was a gay escort and they were having an orgy?
Cotton Candy
March 13, 2020 at 11:28 pm
I’ll take a drunk or drugged Andrew Gillum over any republican fascist scum any day. If a republican was drowning, I’d throw him/her a cinder block.
Amos
March 15, 2020 at 7:57 pm
Move to Venezuela for a few months and try socialism before voting for a socialist.
rgclemete
March 15, 2020 at 10:54 pm
Right back at ya 🙂
Jamie Black
March 14, 2020 at 1:52 pm
These 3 crystal meth users not criminally charged with possession, even though 3 bags were found in the room. Well, ok, the Doc said he just got to the room, but it was rented in his name. Meanwhile, Gillum and Dyson naked and OD’d. Nice double standard you have there, Miami Beach, letting them off the hook from criminal prosecution because, why? Because they are members of “protected” classes? Dyson and Doc need their medical licenses reviewed, as well, and Dyson maybe charged for sex trafficking. What ever happened to law enforcement? A passe concept?
The Dude
March 14, 2020 at 4:02 pm
You want to prosecute gay sex and possession? Go back to the 70s, fascist.
Alan
March 14, 2020 at 6:10 pm
Dude: Gay sex–no. Possession–yes. Get the law changed if you want it to be legal. Maybe that can be Andy’s next cause to support with the excess campaign money.
Andy–What do R. Jai and the girls think? Must have been pretty quiet at dinner.
rgclemete
March 14, 2020 at 9:02 pm
It doesn’t matter who is nominated for the Democrats. Joe Biden’s positions are almost identical to Bernie Sanders. Joe is a Delaware admitted liberal who will follow the left’s socialist’s agenda of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi, Sheila Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters, Al Green, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Talib, Ayanna Pressley and llhan Omar.
Democrat-Socialist Goals & Platform:
-Sanctuary Cities & States.
-De-fund & terminate Border Patrol & ICE.
-Medicare care for all including illegal aliens (taxpayer funded with a 52 trillion estimate)
-College for all, including illegal aliens. (tax payer funded)
-Disarming Americans.
-Decriminalization of illegal entry into our country.
-Citizenship for 20 to 50 million illegal aliens & TPS recipients.
-Drivers licenses for illegal aliens.
-Late term abortions up to 9 months.
-Opposed to ANY voter ID Laws.
-Weaken our Military.
-Taxpayer Bailout student Loan Debt. Cost to taxpayers Billions.
-End all deportations of illegal aliens, if you get here, you stay.
-Destruction of all private / employer based health care
-The Green new deal.(which would create massive unemployment)
-Reparations for any race harmed by Caucasians.
-Massive tax increases.
-Open Borders, No Borders.
-Welfare & Food Stamps for illegal aliens.
Sources: Biden / Sanders websites. View their speeches debates on you tube.
Ben Gazi
March 14, 2020 at 11:11 pm
Oh..and competence.
I’ll vote for some competence. We’ve missed it.
jimkaat
March 15, 2020 at 10:53 pm
You consider Obama competence? I suggest yo spend some time reviewing unemployment numbers, manfg jobs, GDP. Thats a good start.
Amos
March 15, 2020 at 8:02 pm
Preach it you’re correct. MAGA. Trump train.
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