Donald Trump pleads guilty to marijuana possession

LONDONDERRY — It's not often that a court proceeding begins with the judge congratulating the defendant, but that's exactly what happened in 10th Circuit Court in Derry Tuesday morning when Donald Trump appeared before the court.

Judge Lucinda V. Sadler jokingly congratulated Trump for winning the presidency last week — but this Trump won't be taking over the Oval Office in January. The 61-year-old from Easton, New Hampshire, was formerly known as Gary Shipko until January of 2013, when he says he legally changed his name to match the business mogul and president-elect's.

Shipko pleaded guilty Tuesday to a class B misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled drug.

On Oct. 19, Londonderry police arrested him at the Manchester Boston Regional Airport about 6:30 a.m. after Transportation Security Administration agents found a ziplock bag containing a "suspicious, green, vegetative matter" in his carry-on, later determined to be marijuana, said Detective Chris Olson.

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