Infowars Host Alex Jones Arrested for DUI Monday Night

BY Todd Neikirk March 10, 2020

At one point, Alex Jones was on top of the Conservative media world. At its height, his radio show Infowars drew nearly 10 million visitors each month. In December of 2015, Jones interviewed then Republican Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 5: Alex Jones of InfoWars talks to reporters outside a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning foreign influence operations’ use of social media platforms, on Capitol Hill, September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg faced questions about how foreign operatives use their platforms in attempts to influence and manipulate public opinion. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Things have gone quite poorly for Jones since then. He has been sued by parents of children slain in the Sandy Hook Massacre. The host and his Infowars program have been removed from a number of platforms. And on Tuesday, Jones told listeners that he had been arrested for DUI the night before.

Media Matters Timothy Johnson tweeted, “Alex Jones is on air saying that he was arrested for a DUI last night, he is professing his innocence.”

Johnson also noted that Jones used a really unique excuse for the arrest. “Jones showed some paperwork showing he was tested at just under .08 — in Texas you can still be charged with operating while intoxicated if you are under the limit but still impaired. Jones blamed his arrest on the fact he was in a hot tub earlier in the evening.”

Jones showed some paperwork showing he was tested at just under .08 — in Texas you can still be charged with operating while intoxicated if you are under the limit but still impaired. Jones blamed his arrest on the fact he was in a hot tub earlier in the evening.

— Timothy Johnson (@timothywjohnson) March 10, 2020