{"id":124012,"date":"2026-01-15T07:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/124012\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:23:11","slug":"el-paso-klaq-radio-host-buzz-adams-busted-on-dwi-drug-and-gun-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/124012\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso KLAQ radio host Buzz Adams busted on DWI, drug and gun charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested longtime KLAQ-95.5 FM rock radio host Buzz Adams\u00a0for allegedly being in possession of drugs and a weapon while driving while intoxicated<\/a> over the weekend, a sheriff’s spokeswoman confirmed.<\/p>\n

The “Buzz Adams Morning Show” has been a\u00a0humorous, longtime staple of El Paso morning radio. Adams has continued to be on the air this week. KLAQ management declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Adam’s attorney, Justin Underwood, said in a message that he will address Buzz’s situation on his client’s radio show at 7:30 a.m. Friday. Adams could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

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KLAQ rock radio host Buzz Adams, real name Michael Earl Witt, was arrested on charges of DWI, unlawful carrying of a weapon and drug possession during a traffic stop in Vinton, Texas, by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

Adams, legal name Michael Earl Witt, 58, was arrested during a traffic stop about 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in the 300 block of West Vinton Road in Vinton, sheriff’s spokeswoman Priscilla I. Contreras said on Wednesday, Jan. 14.<\/p>\n

During the stop, deputies allegedly spotted “suspected narcotics” in plain view inside the vehicle and asked the driver to exit, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies located a firearm, less than a gram of an undisclosed controlled substance and less than two ounces of marijuana.<\/p>\n

Contreras said she did not immediately know what was the controlled substance Adams was allegedly in possession. Further details on the charges were also not immediately available.<\/p>\n

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Adams was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, unlawful carrying of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, the Sheriff’s Office stated.<\/p>\n

He was booked into the El Paso County Jail under a $6,600 bond. Jail records no longer show him in custody.<\/p>\n

Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and\u00a0@BorundaDaniel<\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/p>\n

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