DALLAS (AP) - Randy Travis was charged with
driving while intoxicated and threatening law officers after the country
singer crashed his car and was found naked and combative at the scene,
officials said.
It was the second Texas arrest this year for Travis, who was cited in February for public intoxication.
A Pontiac Trans Am
registered to Travis, 53, had driven off a road west of Tioga around
midnight Tuesday, said Tom Vinger, spokesman for the Texas Department of
Public Safety. The vehicle had struck several barricades in a
construction zone, according to DPS.
Vinger said Travis made
threats against Texas Highway Patrol troopers and was not wearing
clothes at the time of his arrest. He refused sobriety tests, Vinger
said, so a blood specimen was taken.
Travis was released on
$21,500 bond Wednesday morning pending an appearance before a judge in
Sherman, about 60 miles north of Dallas. Blood test results are pending.
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."
A Travis representative said there would be no immediate comment on the arrest.
Travis in February was
charged with public intoxication after being spotted in a vehicle parked
in front of a church in Sanger, about 20 miles from Tioga, where the
entertainer lives.
He also has been involved
in messy court proceedings with his ex-wife. Travis was divorced from
Elizabeth Travis in 2010 after 19 years of marriage.
Earlier this year,
Elizabeth Travis, who had been his manager for more than three decades,
filed a lawsuit claiming that Randy Travis made it impossible for her to
do her job and terminated her management contract without proper
notice. She said her ex-husband sent several men, including an armed
guard, to clean out her offices.
Randy Travis countersued in
May, accusing his ex-wife of divulging confidential information about
him in order to damage his reputation and career. The court documents
don't say what information Elizabeth Travis is alleged to have betrayed.
Associated Press Music Writer Chris Talbott assisted with this report from Nashville, Tenn.
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Courtesy: Grayson County, TX Sheriff's Office
