SORDID SNAPS
Pics show sex pills and ‘crystal meth’ after wild party that sent Dem Andrew Gillum to rehab and male escort in hospital
SORDID pics show vomit-stained bed sheets, sex pills and bags of suspected crystal meth in a luxury hotel room visited by Florida lawmaker Andrew Gillum.
Miami Beach Police this week released photos and video taken at the room, where the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate was allegedly found drunk after romping with two men.
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Gillum, 40, was discovered in a hotel room around 1am on March 13 after police responded to a call about a cardiac arrest, the reported, citing a police update.
Photos released on April 23 show vomit-stained and rumpled bed sheets, a box for a party light disco ball and spilled white pills on the carpet.
The Associated Press reports that a vial of a drug often used for erectile dysfunction was also found by cops.
But the newly released pics and officer body-cam video shed no further light on what Gillum was doing or why he was there last month.
Two arrived on the scene at Mondrian South Beach hotel and found a first responder treating a man, identified as 30-year-old Travis Dyson, for a possible overdose.
While it was initially reported that Dyson was a friend of Gillum’s, it was later revealed that the man called himself a “pornstar performer” and had a profile on the website RentMen.Com, .
On his RentMen profile, he advertised a range of services as a male escort.
A third man, Aldo Mejias, reportedly called police after he entered the hotel room around 11pm and saw Dyson collapse on the bed and throw up.
Mejias, who told cops he gave Dyson CPR and called 911, also alleged to police that Gillum was “under the influence of an unknown substance” in the hotel room.
The man said that while he was , Gillum was in the bathroom throwing up.
First responders said they went to the hotel for a second time to conduct a “welfare check” on Gillum, and said he was in stable condition by the time they saw him.
In its update on the incident, the AP reported that cops said one of the men, Mejias, had given his credit card to Dyson to rent a room at the hotel and planned to meet up with him later.
When Mejias came to the hotel room, he found Gillum vomiting in the bathroom and Dyson began vomiting and collapsed on the bed, according to a police report.
When officers arrived, Gillum was so inebriated he could not communicate.
However, Gillum had stable medical signs when medics returned for a welfare check and he left the hotel.
Dyson was taken to a hospital, according to the police report.
Authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine, according to the information.
Video of hotel
Further details released this week by the cops included a 911 call and video from an officer's body camera that is mostly muted and blurred out.
Before the frame goes blurry and silent, the footage shows officers in a hallway knocking on the hotel room door.
Someone inside can be heard saying, "drugs."
The blurred video appears to show a naked black man talking to officers inside the room.
The 911 call mostly captures a dispatcher instructing Mejias how to perform chest compressions on Dyson.
Former Tallahassee mayor Gillum has been married to wife R. Jai Gillum for 11 years, and the couple have three children.
'Doesn't use drugs'
Gillum said last month that he was in Miami Beach for a wedding and did not use illegal drugs.
After the hotel room encounter became public, Gillum announced he was entering a rehabilitation facility, saying he had fallen into a depression and alcohol abuse after losing his bid for governor.
, Gillum said at the time: "I was in Miami last night for a when first responders were called to assist one of my friends.
"While I had too much to drink, I want to be clear that I have never used methamphetamines.
"I apologize to the people of Florida for the distraction this has caused our movement."
Gillum added: "I’m thankful to the incredible for their efforts.
"I will spend the next few weeks with my family and appreciate privacy during this time."
'Friends'
The AP said yesterday that representatives for Gillum didn't return email inquiries, and he did not answer his cellphone on Thursday.
Public records show Dyson has been a registered nurse for the past two years, but he voluntarily withdrew his license recently.
The Miami Herald has reported that he previously went by the alias Brodie Scott on a website for male escorts.
No one answered a call on Thursday to a cellphone number that a records search shows belongs to Dyson.
Dyson told the New Times last month that he was "personally not celebrating a wedding, I don't know if [Gillum] was in town for a wedding. He did not mention that."
He also said that he had known Gillum since last spring, saying they have "been friends for a while."
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Police are not pursuing criminal charges.
Gillum was the mayor of from 2014 to 2018 and ran against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for governor in 2018.
In April 2019, he agreed to pay a $5,000 fine to settle an ethics complaint that he by accepting gifts from lobbyists.
The settlement ended a long investigation that hindered Gillum's campaign.
Gillum was considered a rising star in the after his defeat. He works as a contributor for CNN.
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