LordOfTheBorg 1 Posted September 17, 2005 (edited) Gov. Jeb Bush's son arrested in Texas September 17 HOUSTON (Reuters) - John Ellis Bush, the son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and nephew of President George W. Bush, was arrested in Austin, Texas, on Friday on charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest, police said. He was held at the Travis County Jail and later released on $2,500 bail, they said. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Capt. David Ferrero told the Austin American Statesman that Bush, 21, approached a group of police officers on a street corner in downtown Austin at 2:30 a.m. on Friday to ask about an earlier arrest of people he knew. He appeared to be drunk, so police detained him and tried to handcuff him. While they put the cuffs on young Bush, he pushed against the officers and ended up suffering a cut on the chin, the newspaper said. "He was observed to be a danger to himself and others," Ferrero told the Statesman. Alia Faraj, spokeswoman for the governor, said: "Governor Bush and First Lady Bush are concerned about this incident. This is a personal family matter which they are dealing with privately." It is not the first time one of the governor's children has had a run-in with the law. Jeb Bush's daughter Noelle was sentenced to 10 days in jail in 2002 after cocaine was found in her shoe at a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. President Bush's daughters Jenna and Barbara were both charged in 2001 with drinking underage. Edited September 17, 2005 by LordOfTheBorg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
