Article 68DC5 Florida man claims sheriff’s ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ video cost him his job

Florida man claims sheriff’s ‘Wheel of Fugitive’ video cost him his job

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Ramon Antonio Vargas
from US news | The Guardian on (#68DC5)

Internet video identified man as a fugitive four times even though he was either in jail or on probation at time of each airing

David Gay says he lost his job and was left distressed after a Florida sheriff repeatedly accused him of being a fugitive in social media videos created to resemble the popular television gameshow Wheel of Fortune.

But Gay wasn't running from the law at any of those times - he was either already in the local jail in connection with a misdemeanor case or had already been released from custody after being given probation.

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