When members of the West Virginia Supreme Court make the news, it is not usually for personal matters. Yet recently, Justice Margaret Workman has been getting some unwanted publicity after her son was arrested last week and charged with driving under the influence and marijuana possession.

On July 9 in the early morning, Sergeant J.M. Raynes of the Nitro Police Department pulled over a Jeep Cherokee on West 11th Street. He found 27-year-old Edward E.

Gardner behind the wheel, reportedly exhibiting slurred speech and smelling strongly of alcohol, basic signs of intoxication. Raynes also reportedly saw a bag of what appeared to be marijuana on the Jeep's floor. When asked about it, Gardner claimed that the marijuana did not belong to him and claimed that Raynes had planted the bag in the car.

Raynes then administered several field sobriety tests, all of which Gardner reportedly failed. At one point, Gardner allegedly consented to take a breath test but refused to blow into the breath tube once it was in his mouth. Gardner allegedly became combative after that and was arrested and charged with marijuana possession and driving under the influence.