Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum was arrested in Alabama last week on multiple drug-related charges, according to online jail records, as reported by Trending Politics News.

Gillum was taken into custody Thursday night by officers with the Daphne Police Department and booked into the Baldwin County Jail.

Booking records list charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.

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As of the latest information available, the Daphne Police Department has not released additional details explaining the circumstances that led to the arrest or the events preceding it.

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The arrest marks another legal issue for Gillum, who was once one of the Democratic Party's highest-profile political figures in Florida.

Gillum served as mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 through 2018 before launching a campaign for governor. After winning the Democratic nomination, he faced Republican Ron DeSantis in the 2018 general election.

The race was one of the closest gubernatorial contests in Florida history, with Gillum losing by approximately 30,000 votes.

Following the election, Gillum remained a nationally recognized political figure before a series of legal and personal controversies interrupted his public career.

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In March 2020, Gillum was found by emergency responders inside a room at the Mondrian Hotel in Miami Beach's South Beach neighborhood, along with another man who appeared to be suffering from a possible overdose.

According to police reports released after the incident, officers responding to the hotel recovered several prescription pill bottles and removed three small bags of methamphetamine from the room.

Authorities ultimately did not file criminal charges against Gillum or the other individual because investigators determined there was insufficient evidence directly linking either man to the drugs, which were not found on either person's body.

Following that incident, Gillum announced he would step away from public life and seek treatment.

Gillum later faced federal charges in a separate case connected to his political activities. That prosecution concluded without a full conviction.

His latest arrest returns the former gubernatorial nominee to court as he faces a new criminal case in Alabama.

Court records currently list three charges stemming from Thursday night's arrest: possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana.

Officials have not released additional information regarding the evidence supporting those charges or whether Gillum has entered a plea.

The Daphne Police Department has not announced whether additional charges are possible, and investigators have not disclosed further details about the arrest.

Gillum's legal status and future court appearances are expected to be determined through the Alabama court system as the case proceeds.

The arrest comes nearly eight years after Gillum's statewide campaign for governor and several years after his withdrawal from public life following previous legal and personal controversies.

Authorities have not released additional statements regarding the ongoing investigation.

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