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Former D.C. mayor arrested for stalking

By 365gay Newswire
07.06.2009 3:00pm EDT

(Washington) Former D.C. mayor Marion Barry was arrested Saturday on charges of stalking a female acquaintance. Barry is scheduled to appear in court this Thursday.

Barry was arrested on Saturday after a woman, who Barry claims is a friend, flagged down a police officer and said that she was being chased by Barry in another car.

Barry was released on citation with a mandatory court appearance early Sunday morning. According to ABC News, a spokeswoman for Barry said “that the 40-year-old woman is somebody that Barry had helped financially during ‘various stages of instability’ in her life. ”

Barry served four terms as mayor and is currently serving as a D.C. council member. He has publicly spoken against same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. and called himself a “moral leader” earlier in the year at an anti-marriage equality protest in the nation’s capital.

This is not the first time Barry has been in trouble with the law. During his third term as mayor, Barry was videotaped smoking crack in a hotel room in 1990 during an FBI sting and is currently on probation in a federal tax evasion case.

Read the full ABC News story here.


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  • Jessi Said: July 6th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    • this is a good thing coming from the only dissenting voter.
      what a fool

  • Todd Said: July 6th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    • This guys 15 minutes just keeps turning into hours of entertainment…and people elected him (after the crack incident!!!) …and kept electing him (currently on the DC Council!!!) When is enough going to be enough? Obviously he has the morals of a snake charmer…and he has the nerve to be against same sex marriage, or anything else for that matters!!!

  • Morgan Said: July 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    • Story of his life. Just keeps on messing up.

  • Matty Said: July 6th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    • Gotta love these “moral” leaders.

  • Jessi Said: July 6th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    • screws up so much i thought it was O.J.

  • Roger Said: July 6th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    • It is sad that our nation’s capitol elects such people to its governing body. What on earth are the voters thinking?

  • Wayne M. Said: July 6th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    • Let me get this down correct. For two Gay men or two Lesbians to enter into a faithful and committed marriage is immoral, but to stalk a female acquaintance or smoke crack is the mark of a “moral leader”. Huh! I don’t get it.

  • drewski Said: July 6th, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    • “That bitch set me up!” We couldn’t be so lucky for a crack pipe and some video to show up, could we? It’s Marion Barry’s version of “Groundhog Day.”

  • Logan Said: July 7th, 2009 at 9:22 am

    • You’d think he had better things to do, but spose not…

  • Sara Said: July 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    • This guys a creep , he needs to get some in jail that’ll straighten him out . LOL

 
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