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 Sheriffās 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 Sheriffās Office spokeswoman Kristen Dark said.
Jones, 46, had a āstrong 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 sheriffās deputy said he was originally responding to a family disturbance call at Jonesā home just after 10 p.m. Monday.
āDispatch advised the disturbance now was only verbal but earlier in the day āit was physical,’ā the affidavit said. MORE