Photo by Kyle Gustafson / photokyle.comMarion Christopher Barry, the son of Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), was arrested earlier this month in Virginia and charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana.
The Washington Post reports:
Marion Christopher Barry, 33, is scheduled to appear in Hampton General District Court on Nov. 13. He was arrested shortly after 9 p.m. Aug. 16 during a traffic stop of a gray Chrysler PT Cruiser that police said was being driven erratically. Sgt. Jason Price, a police spokesman, said officers found suspected marijuana on Barry and suspected marijuana and synthetic marijuana in the car.
Christopher Barry was sentenced to 18 months of probation in 2011 for possessing PCP and marijuana. As the Post noted, the judge in that case said he was “persuaded that the drugs were used to self-medicate for grief.” His mother, Effi Barry, died in 2007.
