Mike Spence, once a rising conservative political star who openly struggled with drug addiction, was found dead at an Inland Empire motel Thursday night, according to authorities.
Mike Spence, once a rising conservative political star as mayor of West Covina and who openly struggled with drug addiction, was found dead at an Inland Empire motel.
The 52-year-old Spence rose to political fame as an outspoken critic of government assistance programs and taxes. A cause of death was still pending Friday, but an initial investigation indicates it could be due, in part, to a drug overdose.Ontario Police Det. Fred Alvarez said Spence was found after police were alerted by staff to an unresponsive man in one of the rooms at the Folk Inn Ontario Airport on Vineyard Avenue.
Parry said the community and California will miss Spence’s voice, but above all else it is family who will feel the loss. “We are thinking of his wife and two kids.” In 2016, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence stemming from a crash that left him seriously injured. Investigators said at the time that methamphetamine was discovered in Spence’s system after he crashed a rental car. He received three years of probation and was ordered to participate in a drug and alcohol program.
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