by proldic » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:01 pm
The Associated Press Published: Sep 16, 2005 <br> <br>Son of Florida Gov. Bush Arrested for Public Intoxication, Resisting Arrest<br><br> AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The youngest son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested early Friday and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest, law enforcement officials said. <br><br>John Ellis Bush, 21, was arrested by agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at 2:30 a.m. on a corner of Austin's Sixth Street bar district, said commission spokesman Roger Wade. <br><br>The nephew of President Bush was released on $2,500 bond for the resisting arrest charge, and on a personal recognizance bond for the public intoxication charge, officials said. <br><br>Gov. Bush and his wife Columba appeared Friday evening at a museum reception in Miami. <br><br>"My son's doing fine. It's a private matter. We will support him. We're sad for him. But I'm not going to discuss it on the public square with 30 cameras," the governor told reporters. <br><br>It's not the first time Florida's first family has experienced legal problems with one of their children. <br><br>Noelle Bush, the governor's daughter, was arrested in January 2002 and accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. She completed a drug rehabilitation program in August 2003 and a judge dismissed the drug charges against her. <br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBZEF52PDE.html">ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBZEF52PDE.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>
