TEXAS: Under the limit but still too goosey to drive; Alex Jones busted for DWI

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Alex Jones was arrested for DWI after registering below the legal limit of .08 but still failing field sobriety test administered by a Travis County Texas Deputy.

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) ā€” Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested in Texas on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated, the Travis County Sheriffā€™s Office said Tuesday.

The Infowars founder was booked into an Austin jail shortly after midnight and released on bond a few hours later, Travis County Sheriffā€™s Office spokeswoman Kristen Dark said.

Jones, 46, had a ā€œstrong odor of alcoholā€ coming from him and his blood-alcohol level was recorded at .076 and .079, according to court records.

In Texas, the legal blood alcohol limit is .08 percent.

Jones was also allegedly unable to complete sobriety tests, losing his balance and failing to touch heel to toe.

In an arrest affidavit, the sheriffā€™s deputy said he was originally responding to a family disturbance call at Jonesā€™ home just after 10 p.m. Monday.

ā€œDispatch advised the disturbance now was only verbal but earlier in the day ā€˜it was physical,’ā€ the affidavit said. MORE