Nice car if you have an extra $100,000 or so in your piggy bank.
Posted on 07/20/2007 9:31:31 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Al Gore's son was charged with felony drug-possession charges and lesser offenses related to his July 4 speeding stop, authorities said Friday. And a law enforcement source tells PEOPLE that Gore had 140 Vicodin pills and "dozens" of other prescription drugs.
If convicted on all charges, Albert Gore III faces up to three years and eight months in prison. But state law makes him eligible for a drug diversion program instead of incarceration, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
His arraignment is set for Aug. 1 in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Gore, 24, was pulled over south of Los Angeles in a blue Toyota Prius around 2:15 a.m. July 4 for allegedly driving more than 100 mph.
Police previously said officers, who had searched the car because they detected the smell of marijuana, found prescription drugs including Xanax, Valium, Soma, Vicodin and Adderall, as well as a small amount of marijuana. No prescriptions were present, police said.
The amount of medication wasn't revealed at the time, but the source tells PEOPLE that Gore was carrying 140 pills of Vicodin alone, along with "dozens" of the other medications.
Gore was arrested and taken to the Orange County Jail's Intake and Release Center in Santa Ana, where his older sister Sarah bailed him out with $20,000 cash. His father later said that he was "getting treatment."
In all, he was charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of marijuana, and a speeding infraction, the DA says.
The former vice president's son has a history of encounters with the law.
In August 2000, he was ticketed for going 97 mph in a 55-mph zone in North Carolina, and had his driving privileges suspended.
Two years later, he was cited for DUI in Virginia. He eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year's probation.
And in December 2003, Gore was arrested for marijuana possession in Maryland after he was pulled over for driving with his headlights off. He was sentenced to drug counseling in that case.
A Gore family spokeswoman had no comment.
We should start a Freeper defense fund for the poor slob. I have never taken vicodin, but I doubt 140 doses of it is enough to kill the pain in the a$$ that is Al Gore.
If AlGore were my father, my drug stash would make this seem miniscule.
140? If AlGore were my father, this wouldn’t get me out of the weekend!!!
Most places the brass would have squashed it.
Some black guy from the 'hood would have been beaten senseless, thrown in jail, no bail, car confiscated, house or apartment torn apart in a police search and he would be looking at prison time for sure (unless the ACLU somehow got involved). Gore the Younger was treated delicately and he will undergo a week of "counselling" at some posh resort somewhere. And you can bet there was never the thought of searching his home to see if he is dealing drugs. To borrow a theme from Edwards, there are two Americas.
They fail to mention that it took a long time to get him out .. due to all the recounts ... (j/k) LOL
Ah, the son of the great clean earth movement seems not to be so clean.
Nice car if you have an extra $100,000 or so in your piggy bank.
Maserati.
So, Junior was driving a Prius and his sister was driving a Maserati? Maserati used to make great and beautiful racing cars.
Love your tagline. So true.
What a loser.
5.56mm
Well I believe the “Rush Limbaugh standard” should be applied here.
He should be charged with a felony.
The media should cover this relentlessly.
Where did he get the drugs-were they prescribed to him by a physician?-If so who is that physician?-All of Al Gore JR’s medical records should be turned over to the prosecution. Any and all physicians who have had contact with him should be forced to turn over their records in an effort to determine if he was “doctor shopping”.
Just seems reasonable. Oh and we should start referring to him as a “drug addict”.
PaPa Gore needs to spend more time with his son instead of promoting himself.
Maybe his dad can also become a broker for drug dealer credits.
Gore, 24, was pulled over south of Los Angeles in a blue Toyota Prius around 2:15 a.m. July 4 for allegedly driving more than 100 mph.
Sounds like He is running away from something.......
I can’t stand Al Gore for 30 seconds...can you immagine being His Son?
Neither does his father.
But what the heck, that's where the money is.
Hence my designation for Junior, "Profit Algore".
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