David At Gay says 'Wheel of Fugive' wrong rmatn

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• WHEN 'WHEEL OF FUGIVE' WAS WRONG: DAVID AT GAY SAYS SHERIFF IVEY'S SHOW IS RRECT

WHEN 'WHEEL OF FUGIVE' WAS WRONG: DAVID AT GAY SAYS SHERIFF IVEY'S SHOW IS RRECT

Gay’s prospective boss lled him as he was drivg to his first day of work and told him not to bother showg up as he had seen Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s “Wheel of Fugive” vios, the lawsu said. Florida man David Gay is sug Sheriff Wayne Ivey for famatn after he was featured on Ivey’s “Wheel of Fugiv” when he wasn’t a fugive. Gay was volved the urt system for an undisclosed offense and was sentenced November 2020 to three years of probatn for a whhold of adjuditn, a special sentence which a fendant is not formally nvicted of an offense, the lawsu said.

Gay was taken to ctody for vlatn of probatn January 2021 after he had been arrted several weeks earlier on a mismeanor domtic battery charge.

However, while Gay was jail for the vlatn of probatn arrt, Ivey said a “Wheel of Fugive” vio that Gay was a fugive, when realy he was already the Brevard County Jail, acrdg to the lawsu. Gay was featured three more episos of “Wheel of Fugive,” cludg on the day after he was sentenced to probatn unr the same terms that prevly had been imposed and was released om ctody, the lawsu said. David Gay, 23, lost his job after he wrongly appeared a "Wheel of Fugive" vio after Florida Sheriff Wayne upload the unty's top 10 most wanted fugiv on social mediaVio LoadgVio UnavailableBrevard Sheriff's 'Wheel Of Fugive' om December 2022A man is sug police after he lost his job due to featurg a "Wheel of Fugive" vio.

David Gay, 23, has lnched a lawsu agast Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey after the police partment upload a weekly vio on social media ntag the unty's top 10 most wanted fugiv. However, the vio wrongly featured Mr Gay and led to him losg his job after his boss watched Sheriff Ivey's "Wheel of Fugive" vios, acrdg to his lawsu. A man falsely clud several episos of Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey's popular "Wheel of Fugive" social media 'gamhow' is sug the sheriff and the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for famatn, sayg the experience st him a job and impacted his mental At Gay was not a fugive when his picture appeared four episos of the show between January and Febary 2021.

A 2021 vtigatn by FLORIDA TODAY found Gay was one of 60 'fugiv' the sheriff had featured on the wheel across 45 episos between Febary 2020 and Febary 2021 who were eher jail at the time the episo aired, already ee or had no active arrt warrant. Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey tri to fluence public policy beyond policgIn a urt filg Brevard Wednday, an attorney for Gay argued he was fired om a new job after his boss saw an episo of the show featurg Gay's picture.

GAY IVEY and/or BCSO's 'Wheel of Fugive' vios, " Brevard attorney Jsi Travis wrote the argued the filg the cint also harmed Gay's mental health, g prsn and anxiety, and did damage to his reputatn "that has ed him to be regard wh srn, ntempt, ridicule and disrpect which will ntue the foreeable future, " acrdg to the is seekg unspecified damag the se, cludg for loss of e and for pa and sufferg.

"On three of the dat when episos featurg Gay's picture aired, Gay was ctody after voluntarily turng himself for vlatg probatn on a prr felony battery charge om 2018. "Bee of the sheriff's posts, David Gay lost a job and suffered emotnal distrs, acrdg to the lawsu seekg more than $50, 000 damag. However, while Gay was jail for the vlatn of probatn arrt, Ivey said a "Wheel of Fugive" vio that Gay was a fugive, when realy he was already the Brevard County Jail, acrdg to the was featured three more episos of "Wheel of Fugive, " cludg on the day after he was sentenced to probatn unr the same terms that prevly had been imposed and was released om ctody, the lawsu said.

– A man falsely clud several episos of a Florida sheriff's popular "Wheel of Fugive" social media game show is sug the sheriff for famatn, sayg the experience st him a job and impacted his mental At Gay was not a fugive when his picture appeared four episos of the show between January and Febary 2021. A 2021 vtigatn by Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network, found Gay was one of 60 'fugiv' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey had featured on the wheel across 45 episos between Febary 2020 and Febary 2021 who were eher jail at the time the episo aired, already ee or had no active arrt a urt filg Brevard on Wednday, an attorney for Gay argued he was fired om a new job after his boss saw an episo of the show featurg Gay's picture.

'WHEEL OF FUGITIVE': Florida sheriff who hosts 'Wheel of Fugive' show featur people who are not fugivFLORIDA TODAY INVESTIGATION: How Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey's 'Wheel of Fugive' got s startTravis argued the filg the cint also harmed Gay's mental health, g prsn and anxiety, and did damage to his reputatn "that has ed him to be regard wh srn, ntempt, ridicule, and disrpect which will ntue the foreeable future, " acrdg to the is seekg unspecified damag the se, cludg for loss of e and for pa and sufferg.

A Florida man lost his job, suffered om prsn and hid his home after the Brevard County Sheriff's Office showed his picture on "Wheel of Fugive" vios, acrdg to a recently filed Gay sued the agency and Sheriff Wayne Ivey for $50, 000, accg them of famatn and emotnal distrs after his picture and inty were clud four social media vios on Jan. "Wheel of Fugive" is a snippy, weekly vio segment spoof of "Wheel of Fortune, " which Ivey sps a wheel showg what are scribed as 10 of the unty’s most wanted Gay was the unty jail, not a fugive, when he appeared the first three segments, acrdg to the lawsu. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)Gay had been charged wh mismeanor domtic battery after he believed his father fought his mother, but the se was ultimately dismissed, the lawsu says.

One of the benefs of a whhold of adjuditn sentencg is s impact on job huntg, bee many employers only ask if someone has been nvicted of a crime, to which Gay would be able to say no. 22, 2021, Gay was released om ctody and started a new job, acrdg to the next day, Gay appeared the sheriff's "Wheel of Fugive" segment aga.

As he drove to his first day of work, Gay received a ll om his would-be boss tellg him not to bother g as his employer had seen him on “Wheel of Fugive. Gay brought claims for famatn as well as tentnal and reckls flictn of emotnal distrs agast Ivey and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

For Gay to succeed a famatn se, he would need to plead and prove that Ivey published a negative false statement of fact about him which ed him to suffer tangible fancial damag. Gay should also have no trouble provg that Ivey’s famatory statement was published, as the show was posted on social media and achieved wi populary. If Gay n prove what he plead — that a new employer fired him entirely based on havg seen “Wheel of Fugive”— then his famatn claim has a profound chance of succs.

Gay’s claims for emotnal distrs will likely be more difficult, as they require the fendants to have engaged extreme and outrageo nduct. Attached to Gay’s plat is a list of other people who were also featured on “Wheel of Fugive, ” but who Gay says were eher jail at the time, or were not the subject of an active warrant.