Watertown Rep. John Garden didn’t drink on the State Home, Speaker Ron Mariano advised the Herald.
“He had not had a drink when we left the State House,” Mariano stated, including with “certainty” the man Home member was sober whereas within the “People’s House.” What occurred subsequent is a distinct story.
The Herald referred to as the speaker on Thursday after Garden dodged questions within the hallway after his arraignment on the place he allegedly acquired drunk.
Garden advised police, based on the arrest report, that he was consuming at an occasion on the State Home. On Thursday, nonetheless, he revised that story, telling reporters he was “at a private residence.”
Mariano stated he stays agency about no consuming within the State Home by representatives, however he gained’t ban alcohol for particular occasions.
“It’s the People’s House and there are private events all the time where alcohol is allowed,” he defined. “It’s a place of business and a historical institution the rest of the time, but it’s more than just an office building.”
Mariano picked up the cellphone earlier than the second ring when the Herald referred to as. We have been making an attempt to pin down one query: Did Garden drink at work? The speaker stated they each left simply earlier than 5 p.m. and no alcohol was current.
“I know John well,” the speaker stated, “and it was aberrant behavior” that went down previous midnight. The speaker did add, “I can’t keep track of 140 of them.”
Maraino stated Garden “stepped up” by admitting he was mistaken and can “use this as a reset.”
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