John Ellis Bush, 21, the youngest son of Florida governor Jeb Bush, and nephew of president George W. Bush, was arrested at around 2:30 Friday morning in Austin, Texas, for public intoxication and resisting arrest.

John Ellis Bush was released on $2,500 bond for resisting arrest, and on a personal recognizance bond for the public intoxication charge, officials said.

Alia Faraj, the spokeswoman for Jeb Bush said the incident “is a personal family matter” which the governor and his wife “are dealing with privately.”

Gov. Bush and his wife Columba appeared Friday evening at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida for a reception. The governor said it was not an appropriate time to discuss specifics of the incident.

“My son’s doing fine. It’s a private matter. We will support him. We’re sad for him. But I’m not going to discuss it on the public square with 30 cameras,” the governor said at the downtown Miami event. — Associated Press

It also seems that while the young Bush was fighting police, he managed to sustain a laceration on his chin, for which he was taken to the hospital, treated and released.

Noelle Bush, the governor’s daughter, was arrested in January 2002 and was accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a Tallahassee pharmacy to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. She completed a drug rehabilitation program in August 2003 and a judge dismissed the drug charges against her.

Noelle Bush was sent to jail twice for violating rules during her rehab stint. She was jailed for three days in July 2002 after being caught with prescription pills and served 10 days a month later after being accused of having a small rock of crack cocaine in her shoe. — Associated Press

Taking after her uncle, it seems. He set such a great example for his brother’s children — not to mention his own.