Carpenter's voluntary drug test comes back clean

Following the lead of past mayoral candidates, attorney Charles Carpenter voluntarily underwent a drug test this week.

The candidate - who is drug-free, by the way - is calling on all serious candidates to also submit to drug testing.

He said for the sake of accountability, a drug-free work place is essential.

His drug test, performed by OccuMed of Memphis, came back negative. You can see the results by clicking here.

Carpenter isn't the first candidate to voluntarily opt for a screening. In 2007, mayoral candidate Herman Morris went on the offensive and challenged incumbent Willie Herenton to testing.

Morris' test also came back negative, but Herenton, whose campaign was being managed by Carpenter at the time, never took the bait.

2 Comments

When will there be a check into the millions he bled from the city in contracts willie gave him??

King Willie "Mugabe" knew Carpenter was sober, had to be so Willie could have a designated driver.

Saw KW,Jr. at Houstons yesterday trying to slip into King Willie "Mugabe" spot at the bar but they weren't having any of it. KW was however doing a good job sulking.

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