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Wrestler Arrested for Suspicion of DUI

Posted May 1st 2008 12:10PM by TMZ Staff

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella, was arrested at 2:57 AM EST in Tampa, Florida on suspicion of DUI.

Marella, real name Anthony Carelli, was pulled over after cops witnessed his car drifting back and forth -- he had "bloodshot, watery and glassy eyes."

Carelli failed two field sobriety tests -- including one in which he couldn't hold his balance. He told officers he started drinking at midnight, and had three Miller Lights and one Kamikaze. The ol', "I had a couple of beers."

As first reported by Wrestling News World, when Mr. Wrestler was hauled to the Hillsborough County jail, his BAC was under the .08 legal limit -- .061 and .062. But, he took the test nearly two hours after being arrested so he can still be prosecuted.

He was released on $500 bail around an hour ago.

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Tags: anthony carelli, AnthonyCarelli, santino marella, SantinoMarella

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1. FIRST....!!!

Posted at 12:15PM on May 1st 2008 by jennifer

2. Looks like Hillsborough County put the slap-down on old Santino. He can hold his title belt but I guess he can't hold a couple belts of whiskey. Light weight -- no, make that feather weight. He drinks like Paris Hilton: two drinks and he's looped.

Posted at 12:19PM on May 1st 2008 by OooooNoooo!

3. Hey...at least he ain't dead yet...

Posted at 12:24PM on May 1st 2008 by Philly Cat

4. I guess hangin with Carlito really isn't cool, and getting beat by a girl, didn't help, did it? I bet he was teased for getting his ass handed to him by Maria and the rest of the Divas. LOL.......

Posted at 12:38PM on May 1st 2008 by Kellie

5. I think it's disgusting how a "news" source such as TMZ can be so uncaring when it comes to child rape and molestation cases. How do you justify showing a picture of a 14 year old victim? Don't you think this is already hard enough on him? I fear that you will all be burning in hell before you realize you should have had a conscience.

Posted at 12:41PM on May 1st 2008 by anna

6. THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME WATCH THE CONDEMNED I SAID NO NO NO

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M_ps-M8TfHc

Posted at 1:10PM on May 1st 2008 by Boobs

7. Ummm... pwinsider.com had the info up over half an hour before WNW. Might wanna credit the original source.

Posted at 1:53PM on May 1st 2008 by Thomas

8. You son-omma-gun! Harvey Levine has set me up! Damn Maroon 5!

Posted at 1:59PM on May 1st 2008 by uh-Santino Marella

9. I'M-A SANTINO MARELLA! I NOT-A EVEN DRINK!

Posted at 2:06PM on May 1st 2008 by Chokeslam

10. Santino, what was you thinkin', bro? You work for one of the greatest companies in the world and you go and do this...guess you won't be WWE IC champ or Tag Champ for quite some time now.

Posted at 9:41AM on May 5th 2008 by Monica

11. Well, at least he makes for a better mug shot then Ric Flair.

Posted at 2:43PM on May 1st 2008 by Terry Funk

12. Gavin Rossdale? Is that you?

Posted at 3:46PM on May 2nd 2008 by tmr

13. IM-A GONNA OPEN A CAN OF THE ASS WHIP SO BIG!

Posted at 3:28PM on May 1st 2008 by Vagina

14. Woof! I'd do him!!!

Posted at 6:31PM on May 1st 2008 by Kelly

15. for one santino is not a wwe employee.. he is an independent contractor i think the wwe should just let him go.. he sux anyway and annoying as hell

Posted at 3:59PM on May 2nd 2008 by rgreen79

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