By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The son of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who was caught smoking crack cocaine while mayor, is set to be sentenced in a drug case.

Marion Christopher Barry pleaded guilty in July to possessing marijuana and PCP. Prosecutors are recommending a judge sentence him Tuesday to six months in jail on the PCP charge and three months on the marijuana charge.

In 1990, during his third term as mayor, Marion Barry, a Democrat, was videotaped smoking crack cocaine in a hotel room in an FBI sting operation. He served six months in federal prison. He was elected to a fourth term as mayor in 1994 and now serves on the D.C. Council. The younger Barry is Marion Barry’s only child.

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