The Drunk Boyfriend. Is this Bush's daughter first recorded encounter with booze?
March 2, 2001
Arrested Man Spoke of Bush Daughter
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
F ORT WORTH, Tex., March 1 — A Texas Christian University student
who described himself as a boyfriend of President Bush's daughter Jenna was picked
up by Secret Service agents after his release from jail, a sheriff says.
Sheriff Dee Anderson of Tarrant County was quoted today in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram that the student, William Ashe Bridges, who was arrested and issued
a citation on suspicion of public intoxication on Sunday,
was later allowed to make a phone call that jail officials believed was
to Jenna Bush and her Secret Service escort. "A few minutes later,
a black Suburban and some Secret Service agents showed up" at the jail,
Sheriff Anderson told the newspaper.
Mr. Bridges, an 18-year-old freshman, was arrested at a private residence near the university. Robert Cloud, a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission sergeant, said officers received complaints of loud music and beer bottles.
A Secret Service spokesman, Tony Ball, would not comment today. Noelia Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for Laura Bush in Washington, also said, "We're not making any comments about this incident."
Ms. Bush, 19, is a freshman at the University of Texas.
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