Former FL Governor Candidate Andrew Gillum Involved In Meth Overdose Incident

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was involved in a Friday morning meth overdose incident in a Miami Beach hotel room.

According to the Tallahassee Democrat, police arrived at a West Avenue hotel around 1 a.m., where they found Gillum – the former Tallahassee Mayor, and two men identified as Travis Dyson and Aldo Mejias, according to a Miami Beach Police Department report.

Paramedics were treating Dyson at the time for a possible overdose. Gillum was too inebriated to speak with officers, though he was later reported in stable condition with normal vital signs.

Police found plastic baggies of suspected crystal meth on the bed and floor of the hotel room, the report says. But Gillum, in a prepared statement issued shortly after news broke, denied using the drug and offered an apology.

See an unverified version of the complaint here, which claims that “Dyson was being treated for a possible drug overdose,” and was in “stable condition” before being transported to Mount Sinai hospital for medical treatment.

“Officers then made contact with two other males who were inside of the hotel room: Aldo Mejias (Complainant) and Andrew Gillum (Involved Other).

Mr. Mejias provided his credit card information to Travis Dyson to rent a hotel room for the night. Mr Mejias was to meet Mr. Dyson later in day. Travis Dyson rented the room at approximately 1600 hours on 3/12/2020. Mr. Mejias arrived at the hotel at approximately 2307 hours where he discovered Travis Dyson and Andrew Gillum inside the room under the influence of an unknown substance. Per Mr. Mejias, Mr. Dyson opened the hotel room door and immediately walked over to th ebed and collapsed in a prone position. Mr. Mejias observed Mr. Gillum inside of the bathroom vomiting. Mr. Mejias stated that he observed Mr. Dyson having difficulty breathing, prompting him to wake him up. Mr. Dyson then began vomiting on the bed and immediately collapsed again. Mr. Mejias began conducting chest compressions on Mr. Dyson and proceeded to contact police and fire rescue.

Officers then attempted to speak to Mr. Gillum. Mr. Gillum was unable to communicate with officers due to his inebriated state.“

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Gillum – who has been rumored to be in the pool of potential Democratic Vice Presidential picks, said in a statement:

“I was in Miami last night for a wedding celebration when first responders were called to assist one of my friends. 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.”

Gillum then thanked “the incredible Miami Beach EMS team for their efforts,” and said “I will spend the next few weeks with my family,” adding “and appreciate privacy during this time.”