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Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Arrested


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Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.


WASHINGTON - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.

TheUnited States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C. Council member,was arrested Saturday in Washington after a woman flagged down anofficer and complained that Barry was stalking her.

Barry was charged with misdemeanor stalking and released.

A message left seeking comment from a spokeswoman for Barry wasn't immediately returned early Sunday.

Barryserved four terms as mayor. In his third, he was videotaped in 1990 ina hotel room smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting. He served sixmonths in prison and in 1994 regained the mayor's office.


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