Weldon son faces new drug charges

A son of former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon was arrested on charges of drug possession Sunday at his parents' home, state police said.

Wayne Curtis Weldon Jr., 26, of Glen Mills, was arrested about 1 p.m. in Thornbury Township after arguing with his father and attempting to smash the windows of a 2000 Honda Accord, police said.

He was arraigned before District Justice Richard Cappelli and released after posting 10 percent of $5,000 bail.

Police found a small amount of marijuana as well as a crack pipe and other drug paraphernalia inside the car. The elder Weldon said that he and his son jointly own the vehicle but that it was driven primarily by his son, according to the criminal complaint.

Police said the younger Weldon, who lives with his parents, told them that the marijuana was his. The paraphernalia belonged to a friend, he said.

After the younger Weldon was taken to police headquarters, his father called the station to say he had found a white pill in an unlabeled prescription bottle in a trash can in his son's room, the report said. He brought it to headquarters, where it was identified as Klonopin, a drug used to treat seizures and panic disorders.

The younger Weldon told authorities that he bought three of the pills from a friend and had taken two, authorities said.

It was not known whether the younger Weldon had a lawyer. Stephen J. Schukraft, who represented him after a February arrest for drug possession, simple assault and harassment, did not return calls to his Media office yesterday.

Curt Weldon, a 10-term Republican, was serving as vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security Committee when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat Joe Sestak in November.

His loss came after the FBI began probing allegations that he used his office to help a company created by his daughter and a friend that did business in the former Soviet Union.

Weldon has taken a job as chief strategic officer for the Exton-based Defense Solutions, which specializes in military services and sales.