Son of Goracle Busted on Drug, DUI Charges

This punk has had numerous run-ins with the law, but since he's the spawn of The Sainted One, you never hear much about it. Now he's back in trouble.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, California -- Al Gore's son was pulled over for speeding on a California freeway early Wednesday and arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs, authorities said.

Al Gore III, 24, was driving a blue Toyota Prius about 100 mph south on the San Diego Freeway when he was pulled over by sheriff's deputies who said they smelled marijuana, said Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino.

The deputies searched the car and found less than an ounce of marijuana along with Xanax, Valium, Vicodin and Adderall, which is used for attention deficit disorder, Amormino said.

"He does not have a prescription for any of those drugs," Amormino said.

Gore was being held in the men's central jail in Santa Ana on $20,000 bail

Some of his previous troubles go back a ways.

This is the second time he was arrested on a marijuana possession charge. Police in Montgomery County, Md., pulled over Gore in December 2003 and noticed the smell of pot and open windows and sunroof despite the freezing temperature.

Gore and his two male passengers at the time were charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana and released. Gore was also ticketed for reckless driving by North Carolina police in August 2000, and military police arrested him for drunk driving near a military base in Virginia in September 2002.

So we have three prior arrests, and he's still out on the street, endangering the lives of innocents, doing 100 mph while under the influence.

Next time his father lectures us all on how to live our lives, just think of the wonderful job he's doing as a father.

Arrest details, via Raw Story.

Inmate Name:


Gore, Albert Arnold

Booking Number: 2396538

Date of Birth: 10-19-1982

Sex: Male

Race: White

Height: 6' 01

Weight: 250 lbs.

Hair Color: Blond

Eye Color: Blue

Arrested on: 07-04-2007 at 08:54

Photo via (GaySocialites.com)

Also at JustOneMinute.

UPDATE: Good grief. Check out the Reuters account.

Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.

Al Gore III -- whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles (160 km) per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 a.m.

So forget he's endangering his and other people's lives. He was driving an environmentally-friendly vehicle, and that's all that really matters, isn't it?

UPDATE II: Breitbart TV report.