The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested on Christmas Eve at their Austin, Texas , residence for domestic violence ch...
The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested on Christmas Eve at their Austin, Texas, residence for domestic violence charges that the Infowars founder said stems from a 'medication imbalance.'
Travis County Sheriff's deputies took Erika Wulff Jones, 43, into custody and booked her into an Austin jail around 8:45 p.m. on Friday.
Jail records show Erika faces misdemeanor charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member and resisting arrest, search or transport. The victim has not yet been named.
Erika Jones had not received a bond as of Saturday afternoon.
Erika Wulff Jones was arrested on domestic violence charges on Christmas Eve. Husband Alex Jones said the incident was caused by a 'medication imbalance'
Erika, left, was arrested at the couple's home in Austin, Texas. Jones did not say who the victim of the assault was and called the episode a private family matter
Jones, a popular conspiracy theorist, declined Saturday to say whether he'd been injured or elaborate on what happened beyond that he believes it was related to his wife's recent change of medication.
'It's a private family matter that happened on Christmas Eve,' Jones told The Associated Press in a brief interview.
'I love my wife and care about her and it appears to be some kind of medication imbalance.'
The Travis County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to a request Christmas Day for the report on Wulff Jones' arrest and a spokeswoman said she could not provide more information.
An attorney for Wulff Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The incident comes as Jones sued this week seeking to block subpoenas he'd been issued by the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
He said he did not want to testify before the committee because he fears Congressional leaders will accuse him of lying under oath.
Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, right, has sued in order to block a subpoena issued for him to testify about the events. (Jones pictured in 2018)
Supporters of then President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington during the January 6 insurrection
'I don't want to testify before them because they will lie and say I lied,' Jones said.
Jones spoke at a rally in support of then-President Donald Trump that proceeded the riot, and his Infowars colleague, Owen Shroyer, was charged with crimes related to it in August.
Shroyer has said he's 'innocent of the charges.'
Jones said his wife's arrest 'doesn't concern my politics' and that 'it wasn't some kind of personal hateful thing or anything.'
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