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Ford forgot marijuana charge, remembers breath-test guilty plea
Toronto mayoral frontrunner explains 1999 traffic stop in Florida that netted him community service a fine
Kelly Grant
Globe and Mail Update
Published on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 9:33AM EDT
Mayoral frontrunner Rob Ford told reporters Thursday, about a guilty plea for failing to provide a breath sample in Florida 11 years ago.
The Etobicoke councillor said he did 50 hours of community service and paid a fine.
Mr. Ford revealed the Valentine's Day, 1999, incident at a news conference after a local newspaper reported that he had been caught with a marijuana joint in his back pocket the same night.
That charge was later dropped.
Mr. Ford initially told the newspaper he'd forgotten about the marijuana incident.
“The reason I forgot about the marijuana charge and the reason I'm talking to you this morning is because that same evening I was charged with failing to give a breath sample,” he said.
“I'm upfront as much as I can ... There was more to it than just the one marijuana charge.”
Mr. Ford also admitted he was charged after a hockey fight as an 18-year-old. He said he has no criminal record.
Toronto mayoral frontrunner explains 1999 traffic stop in Florida that netted him community service a fine
Kelly Grant
Globe and Mail Update
Published on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 9:33AM EDT
Mayoral frontrunner Rob Ford told reporters Thursday, about a guilty plea for failing to provide a breath sample in Florida 11 years ago.
The Etobicoke councillor said he did 50 hours of community service and paid a fine.
Mr. Ford revealed the Valentine's Day, 1999, incident at a news conference after a local newspaper reported that he had been caught with a marijuana joint in his back pocket the same night.
That charge was later dropped.
Mr. Ford initially told the newspaper he'd forgotten about the marijuana incident.
“The reason I forgot about the marijuana charge and the reason I'm talking to you this morning is because that same evening I was charged with failing to give a breath sample,” he said.
“I'm upfront as much as I can ... There was more to it than just the one marijuana charge.”
Mr. Ford also admitted he was charged after a hockey fight as an 18-year-old. He said he has no criminal record.