Alex Jones, notorious conspiracy theorist and host and founder of right-wing site Infowars, was arrested early Tuesday morning in Travis County, Texas, and charged with driving while intoxicated, officials said.
Jones, 46, was booked at 12:37 a.m. on March 10 at the Travis County Jail in Austin on the DWI charge, which is a Class B misdemeanor offense, said Kristen Dark, public information officer for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
Jones’ bail was set at $3,000 and he was released on bond at 4:11 a.m., Dark said. Jones and Infowars have been banned by multiple online platforms including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Spotify for violating their policies on hate speech.
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