- Andrew O’Keefe arrested for drug driving
- Mr O’Keefe formerly hosted Deal or No Deal
Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs just weeks after he was accused of driving with a suspended licence.
Officers from the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command stopped the 52-year-old at about 11.45am on Sunday where he was found behind the wheel of a Mercedes sedan on Cranbrook Road in Sydney’s affluent suburb of Bellevue Hill.
He was then arrested and allegedly returned a positive roadside drug test.
Police allege O’Keefe had threatened a man at an address on Longworth Ave in the neighbouring suburb of Point Piper ‘a short time’ before he was stopped by officers.
The former Deal or No Deal host was then taken to Waverley Police Station where he is assisting police with inquiries.
He has yet to be charged and police will continue with their inquiries.
Sunday’s arrest comes after O’Keefe was issued a Court Attendance Notice for the offence of drive while suspended on June 20, following a vehicle stop in Bellevue Hill.
Former TV host Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs just weeks after he was caught allegedly driving with a suspended licence
He has yet to be charged and police will continue with their inquiries
In January, he was also convicted on a domestic violence charge dating back to September 2021, when he kicked and spat at a woman.
He was found guilty of common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of possessing a prohibited drug and contravening an apprehended violence order.
But he avoided jail time and was sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order and three 18-month community corrections order for the domestic violence offences.
