Pubdate: Fri, 18 Oct 2002
Source: Deseret News (UT)
Copyright: 2002 Deseret News Publishing Corp.
Contact:  http://www.desnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/124

JEB BUSH'S DAUGHTER GETS 10-DAY JAIL TERM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Jeb Bush's daughter was sentenced to 10 days in 
jail and led away in handcuffs Thursday after being accused of having crack 
cocaine in her shoe while in drug rehab.

Noelle Bush, 25, kissed her aunt Dorothy Koch as a sheriff's deputy cuffed 
her behind the back. Koch is the sister of President Bush and the governor, 
who was not in court.

In a statement, the governor said he realizes that his daughter must face 
the consequences of her actions.

"Every parent of a child with an addiction understands that the long road 
to recovery is never easy and that there are numerous challenges along the 
way," he said.

The governor was taping a television news interview in Tampa when he 
received word of the sentence.

Later in the day, he joined his brother, President Bush, who had scheduled 
a visit to Florida to bolster the governor's re-election hopes. The 
president discussed education at a New Smyrna Beach elementary school and 
held a fund-raiser for Jeb Bush's campaign.

Later, Jeb Bush said he did not attend the hearing because he did not want 
to bring more media attention to the case. He refused to say whether he 
would visit his daughter in jail.
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