Ohio congressional candidate Brian Poindexter (D) “was arrested for allegedly swallowing a rock of crack cocaine at a traffic stop after he was stopped by police” in 1998, according to police records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Democratic Candidate Once Arrested for Swallowing Crack
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