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WFTS Covers DUI Arrest of 1-800-ASK-GARY Founder

211 views · Published 11 February 2018 · 0:38 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: John M. Phillips · 2018 · News & Politics

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Gary Kompothecras, known as 1-800-Ask-Gary and father of Alex Kompothecras of MTV’s reality show “Siesta Key,” was arrested early Thursday morning on a DUI charge, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

Kompothecras, 57, was arrested around 1:40 a.m. heading over the JD Young Bridge on southbound Interstate 75 and was booked into Manatee County jail.

It all started when a silver Porsche sped past deputies on the bridge going an estimated 100 mph, according to the arrest report.

When a deputy pulled the car over to find Kompothecras, the sole occupant, he said he could smell alcohol on the doctor’s breath.

Kompothecras then told the deputy that he had wine at the Hard Rock casino in Tampa before he left over an issue with his wife. He agreed to do a field sobriety test, but repeatedly told the deputy he had “issues with his feet” that affected his balance.

Kompothecras couldn’t follow with both eyes, keep balance, stepped off the line, missed touching heel to toe and took an incorrect number of steps, according to the report.

He refused to do a one-leg stand and at one point told deputies he had a Ph.D and knew the alphabet. But deputies said he could not complete reciting the alphabet after numerous attempts.

Kompothecras declined a breathlyzer test and was transported to Manatee County Jail without incident.

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