David Gay is suing a Florida sheriff for featuring him in 'Wheel of Fugitive' even though he says he was locked up in the sheriff's own jail.
— were caught afterward, either by turning themselves in or after viewers recognized them and tipped off law enforcement.
When he was released, Gay called his probation officer to tell her about the arrest and ask whether he had any other warrant, and she told him he didn’t, he alleges in the suit. But on Dec. 23, his probation officer filed a report alleging that Gay had violated his probation and requested an arrest warrant be issued, which happened on Jan. 4.On Jan.
Still, Gay allegedly appeared on the next day’s “Wheel of Fugitive” episode even though he “had been lawfully released from the Brevard County Jail” the day before, the suit states. Gay’s lawsuit is not the first time Ivey and his office have been accused of including non-fugitives on “Wheel of Fugitive.” In 2021, Florida Today publishedof nearly a year’s worth of episodes. The news organization found that nearly all of the 45 videos posted during that span included people who were already locked up, out on bond, had served their jail sentences or had no warrants for their arrest.
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