Randy Travis - 2012 Legal Issues

2012 Legal Issues

On February 6, 2012 Travis was arrested for public intoxication while sitting in his car at a Baptist church in Sanger, Texas. He paid a fine and was placed on a 90-day probation.

On August 7, 2012, police in Grayson County, Texas responded to a call that a man was lying naked in the road. Police reported that they arrived to find Travis naked and smelling of alcohol. Police say that Travis crashed his car in a construction zone, and that when they attempted to apprehend him, Travis threatened the lives of the officers. Travis was subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated and retaliation against law enforcement officials. He posted bail in the amount of $21,500. Because this incident occurred in a different county, it was not regarded as a violation of the conditions of his probation. Earlier in the same evening, just prior to the DUI arrest, Travis allegedly walked into a Tiger Mart convenience store naked, demanding cigarettes from the cashier, who in turn called the authorities. According to the store clerk, Travis left the store upon realizing he did not have any money to pay for the cigarettes.

Travis' troubles continued, as on August 24, 2012, police in Plano, Texas cited him for simple assault after responding to an early morning call stating that two men were fighting outside an unnamed church. Both men were reportedly taken to hospital following the incident, with one witness stating that Travis appeared to be "extremely intoxicated".

On August 25, 2012, a pickup truck registered to Travis was found wrecked and abandoned in a field in Frisco, Texas.