HOUSTON – The general manager for the Pasadena Convention Center is back in jail following his 2012 arrest and conviction on charges of drunken driving.
Records show Gerard "Jordy" Tollett is currently in the Harris County Jail and not scheduled to be released until Nov. 4. Court records state Tollett was sent to jail for violating conditions of his bond while appealing his 2012 DWI conviction and 180-day sentence.
According to Harris County records, Tollett failed to pay court-ordered fees and refrain from using alcohol. Court records showed an EZ Interlock device installed on Tollett's car indicated on multiple occasions "samples consistent with alcohol use."
Officials with the Harris County District Attorney's Office said Tollett asked the judge to allow him to serve his sentence under house arrest or through community supervision. The judge denied that request.
Police dashcam video obtained by Local 2 Investigates shows Tollett was pulled over by a Nassau Bay police officer in 2012. On the video, Tollett appeared unsteady, waved his arms, asked to call his daughter and told the officer he currently had a staph infection.
"You're all over the roadway," the officer said.
"I'm sorry," said Tollett.
"You're highly intoxicated," the officer said.
"No, I'm not," Tollett responded.
Tollett is heard on the video refusing to take a field sobriety test, but did offer the officer one little gem.
"I've been drinking, so what?" Tollett said.
"So what? You could have killed somebody," the officer said.
Tollett is then heard telling the officer he works for the mayor and he has family in law enforcement.
Court records show Tollett also pleaded guilty to DWI in 2008.
This is also not the first time Local 2 has reported on Tollett. In 2006, he was head of Houston's Convention and Visitors Bureau when our hidden cameras showed him spending hours at bars in the middle of a work day. Shortly after our investigation aired, Tollett took a leave of absence and later resigned.
Following his 2012 conviction, Pasadena city officials told Local 2 they had no plans to discipline Tollett.
On Monday, Local 2 tried to ask whether Tollett was still receiving his more than $80,000 salary while in jail, but our call was not returned.