Dillon Passage, husband of ‘Tiger King,’ arrested, charged with DWI in Travis County – KXAN.com

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Early Sunday morning, Dillon Passage, one of the stars of Netflix’s hit true crime docuseries “Tiger King,” was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Travis County.

Passage, who is married to the series’ namesake “Tiger King” zookeeper Joe Exotic, was arrested by the Manor Police Department after failing a sobriety test.

According to the arrest affidavit, Passage told the officer he had just left the Domain restaurant 77 Degrees Rooftop Patio Bar and admitted he’d had three Modelo beers.

The officer said Passage told him he “may be a bit intoxicated.” The officer says Passage also believed he was in the city of Belton, despite the stop taking place in Manor — Google Maps indicates the two cities are about 50 minutes to an hour apart.

The 25-year-old Belton resident was also charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest, search or transport.

He was booked into the Travis County Jail and held on a $3,000 bond.

Passage’s husband Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joe Maldonado, is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after being found guilty in a murder-for-hire plot. That was the focus of the 2019 Netflix show. “Tiger King,” which has gone on to become one of Netflix’s most successful shows of all-time. It debuted in March.

In a statement posted to Instagram, Joe Exotic wrote in part, “I am just glad that no one was hurt learning such a lesson that drinking and driving is something to take very seriously. I love my husband and will be there for him, just as he has been for me.”

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