3 STRIKES YOUR OUT!! Police investigate Jeb Bush's daughter COCAINE
cnn.com
September 10, 2002 Posted: 11:24 AM EDT (1524 GMT)
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) --
Orlando police said Tuesday
that Noelle Bush, the daughter
of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is
under investigation after staff
at a drug treatment facility
said she was found with a
"white rock substance" that
tested positive for cocaine.
A statement said officers were
dispatched to the Center for
Drug-Free Living about 8:45 p.m.
EDT Monday to investigate a
complaint involving Noelle Bush.
The statement said officers were told Bush was found in
possession of "a small white rock substance." Officers field-tested
the substance, which was 2 grams, and it came back positive for
the presence of cocaine, police said.
No charges have been filed, and Bush, 25, remained at the drug
treatment facility.
In Tallahassee, Jeb Bush said he and his wife, Columba, had
been told of the developm ent.
His office issued a statement saying, "As Columba and I have
shared before, the road to recovery is a difficult and long journey
for those afflicted with addiction. My family loves Noelle very
much and continues to pray for her continued progress. We again
ask the public and media to respect our privacy during this
difficult time for our family."
Noelle Bush was arrested in January when authorities said she
attempted to use a fake prescription for the anti-anxiety drug
Xanax at a Tallahassee pharmacy.
In July, a judge sent Bush to the Orange County Jail for three
days after staff members at the facility accused her of violating
the terms of her court-ordered drug treatment program by taking
prescription pills from a nurse's office.
If Bush completes the treatment program, she will avoid jail time,
and the fraudulent prescription charge against her will be dropped. |
