August 8, 2012
Texas police: Drunken and naked Randy Travis wrecked car, threatened troopers
Country star Randy Travis after his arrest Tuesday night in Texas.
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DALLAS -- Country superstar Randy Travis is accused of driving while intoxicated and threatening to kill state troopers after he crashed his car and was found at the scene naked and combative.

A mug shot released Wednesday by the Grayson County Sheriff's Office shows Travis in a T-shirt, with a black eye and dried blood on his face. He later walked barefoot out of the county jail wearing scrubs and a University of Texas ball cap.

It is the second Texas arrest involving alcohol this year for the Grammy-winning singer, who was cited in February for public intoxication.

The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 11:18 p.m. Tuesday about a man seen lying in a road west of Tioga, where the entertainer lives in North Texas.

Texas troopers responding to the scene said a Pontiac Trans Am registered to the 53-year-old Travis had been driven off the road and struck several barricades in a construction area.

Travis was not wearing clothes at the time of his arrest and made threats against the troopers, said Tom Vinger, a Department of Public Safety spokesman. He said the singer refused sobriety tests, so a blood specimen was taken.

Vinger did not respond to questions on how Travis suffered his facial injuries or whether any troopers were injured during the arrest.

"I know the vehicle suffered significant damage to the front end during the wreck," Vinger said in an email.

Grayson County Sheriff's Sgt. Rickey Wheeler said Travis faces charges of retaliation or obstruction, in addition to driving under the influence.

"Travis had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and several signs of intoxication," according to a statement from the sheriff's office. "While Travis was being transported, Travis made threats to shoot and kill the troopers working the case."

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