KXAS: Jane McGarry Will Remain Off the Air Following DWI Arrest

By Merrill Knox 

KXAS has released a statement about the arrest of anchor Jane McGarry for driving while intoxicated over the weekend:

NBC 5 confirms Jane McGarry, the anchor of NBC 5 News at 5 p.m. and Nonstop Nightly at 6:30 p.m., was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. This incident happened on Sunday morning.

According to station management, McGarry will remain off the air as the company looks into the matter. NBC 5 management says it will make no further comments at this time.

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McGarry, a longtime anchor at the Dallas NBC O&O, was pulled over for failing to signal a lane change. She was released on bail early Sunday morning.

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