Basil John Marceaux, son of frequent political candidate Basil Marceaux, was pulled over in an unregistered vehicle and charged with multiple counts of drug possession. Basil John Marceaux, 40, the son of frequent political candidate Basil Marceaux, was pulled over in an unregistered vehicle that he was driving with no license, and charged with multiple counts of drug possession and the possession of drug paraphernalia.
The younger Marceaux has a checkered legal past: he was previously arrested in September for failure to appear in court, and was arrested in December 2013 on an assault charge.
He was also arrested in 2012 for driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident.
His father was also arrested in 2012 for a failure to maintain lane and a violation of Tennessee's financial responsibility law, which typically means driving without insurance. The elder Marceaux was arrested again in 2013 for disorderly conduct and obstruction of executing a legal writ or process.
Marceaux has run for multiple offices, including governor of Tennessee, and is known in Chattanooga for his colorful campaign signs and unusual political platforms. He went viral in 2010 after an appearnce on TV in which he questioned the flag of Tennessee, called for the cessation of traffic stops, and suggested planting grass across the state in any vacant lot, then selling it for gas to pay expenses.