Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington, D.C., and current City Council member, was arrested Saturday evening on charges he was stalking a female companion, his former girlfriend. The Washington Post reports:

Barry's latest run-in with the law centers on his relationship with political consultant Donna Watts-Brighthaupt, who alleges that he continues to approach her even though they split up a few months ago. ... Barry called the charges unfounded and asked prosecutors to drop them.

If convicted of the misdemeanor stalking charge, he could face a year in prison, according to The Post's account.

Barry, who is on probation for failing to pay his federal taxes, has often been in legal hot water during his political career. In 1990, in his third term as mayor, he was arrested on drug charges in a famous "the bitch set me up" videotape and spent six months in prison. He was later elected to the council, the mayoralty, and is currently back on the council.

But this latest episode is likely to hurt his political career.

Haha, I'm just kidding.

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