Sep 16, 2011
arrest, college, Gov. Jay Nixon, Missouri, paraphernalia, possession, search and seizure, student, Willson Nixon
UPDATE: As of Nov. 7, charges against Willson Nixon have been dropped. Too bad that only seems to happen for the children of the powerful. In other news, Missouri will consider dropping marijuana charges for everyone!
ORIGINAL:In other Missouri news, college student Willson Nixon was arrested for possession of marijuana at a house party earlier this week. This happens every day in Missouri and around the country, unfortunately endangering the ability of students to continue their educations or find employment after college. Willson Nixon just happens to be the son of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
When asked about the incident, the Governor had this to say:
This is a private matter that will be handled through the municipal process. My son is a fine young man, and we will be working through this issue as a family.
It is unclear what kind of penalty Willson will pay for his youthful indiscretion, but it doesn’t sound like Dad is going to let him off the hook completely. Hopefully, this incident will remind the governor that marijuana prohibition hurts everyone, even “fine young men” like his son.
He should be thankful Willson wasn’t arrested like this: