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Randy Travis Edges Into 1st Place, Passing Lindsay Lohan in the Drunk Olympics
Country superstar Randy Travis is facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening to shoot a state trooper during a DWI arrest in North Texas Tuesday night, police say.
According to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Department, Travis was arrested Wednesday following a single car crash on Farm-to-Market Road 922 at Clover Road near Tioga.
Sources tell NBC 5 that prior to the crash, a call was placed to 911 by a store clerk who reported Travis had walked into a convenience store naked to buy cigarettes. The clerk said there were words exchanged and that Travis left without making a purchase.
A short time later, a second call was received by 911 saying a man was found lying in the roadway along FM 922 near Clover Road.
State troopers, responding to the 911 calls, arrived at the scene and found Travis, who refused a blood and breath test, with a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and several other signs of intoxication, police said.
Randy Travis is a danger to society and needs to be hospitalized. His driver’s license needs to be taken away.
Stranded in Sonoma
August 8th, 2012
Taking away his driver license will do nothing. He’ll just get behind the wheel anyway.
What will work is to take away the registration and license plates to any car he owns. And deny registration to any car he buys. This way, as soon as the police see one of his cars on the road (without plates) it will be easy to stop him before anything happens.
If someone lends him a car and he is caught, or any damage is done by Travis with the borrowed car, the owner is charged with a crime as well.
The police can’t tell if you have a driver license or not. But they can tell if you have a registration and plates or not.
bitterclinger
August 8th, 2012
Did he leave without a purchase because he had no money in his invisible pants pocket?
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 8th, 2012
That is so NOT like Randy Travis. He must have gotten too much Hollywood on him while he was making movies there.
He is a good Christian man in real life.
Anonymous
August 8th, 2012
“State troopers, responding to the 911 calls, arrived at the scene and found Travis, who refused a blood and breath test, with a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and several other signs of intoxication…”
Such as, he wasn’t wearing pants
BigFurHat
August 8th, 2012
Honest,
This isn’t the first incident with Travis.
He is a dangerous drunk, that trumps good Christian.
Kevin
August 8th, 2012
@Honest Politicians 4 Sale
Twas the “devil juice”…
LadyGun12
August 8th, 2012
I’ve been a fan of Randy’s for years. I hope he gets the help he needs and stops driving while drinking. He will eventually get himself or someone else killed. I think he’s been a troubled man for many years.
Honest Politicians 4 Sale
August 8th, 2012
@BFH
I wasn’t aware of that. Not a big Travis fan, but looks like I will have to do some homework.
Disregard my “good Christian” comment. I think he was at one time.
joe6pak
August 8th, 2012
Naked?……bath salts?
CrustyB
August 8th, 2012
@bitterclinger Good point!
Bad Brad
August 8th, 2012
He ain’t no Chris LeDoux.
Noelegy
August 8th, 2012
And he stole Peggy Hill’s song, too!
Edith McCrotch
August 8th, 2012
@Honest Politicians 4 Sale,
I work in the next town over from where Randy was raised (Marshville, NC) and have heard over the years of how much of a badass troublemaker he was in his younger days.
They may be right, I don’t know personally, so it may be that I’m just digging up bones.
123321123321
August 8th, 2012
Well, he can start performing in Prison?
123321123321
August 8th, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrLRe6bpMfU
.
grayscape
August 8th, 2012
Wow – Butthead is real?
dba...vagabond trader
August 8th, 2012
Holy crap, that is a face rode hard and put away wet.
One word for Randy and those who care about him: Rehab.
Joe
August 8th, 2012
It sounds like Randy has wandered away from his First Love, Jesus. His behavior is anything but Christian, but who am I to cast the first stone. Get on your knees before the Lord and find help, son.
Tim
August 8th, 2012
Why does success make some people do dumb shit?
I was a fairly successful plumber, not wealthy or anything, but I never … uhhh, yeah, come to think of it, I do dumb shit, too.
LaBonBon
August 8th, 2012
This story and the comments here remind me of an incident Tammy Wynette talked about in her autobiography. She was married to George Jones at the time and he was drinking heavily. She was concerned for both his safety and the safety of others so she hid his car keys. He got so mad and was so determined to get into town to drink that he took the riding mower and headed down the highway. When he ran out of gas a fan happened by and picked him. He got into town to the bar. Where’s there’s a will, there’s a way when it comes to addiction.
P.S. Whoever would have thought George would outlive poor Tammy?!
JustAl
August 8th, 2012
Not a fan of the man or his genre but wealth and fame should never put anyone above the law (or common sense).
Maybe some jail time would give him something to write a song about.
venturaguy
August 8th, 2012
LOL – I can’t help but thinking about all those sensitive man roles he played on “The Revenge Channel” (Lifetime)
LadyGun12
August 8th, 2012
@Honest: even “good Christians” make horrible mistakes. I hope and pray Randy finds his redemption.
Mystery Tramps Real Eyes
August 8th, 2012
I’ve been down some rough roads with all the shit that goes along with playing music in clubs. Always kept my pants on in public though. The man needs help but it’s entirely up to him to get help. He could use some prayers too I’m sure.
Cripes almighty
August 8th, 2012
Christian, good Christian, singer, good person, hell raiser…
Get him the fuck off the road. No one need to die by his hands.
99th Squad Leader
August 9th, 2012
Travis is a bitter, angry alcoholic. God help him before it’s too late.
Jerry Manderin
August 9th, 2012
Naked? Good Lord!
DanlBoone
August 9th, 2012
some people will do anything for a laugh.
Randy’s exploding the myth of the happy drunk–one DUI at a time
dang it, I wish he wouldn’t do that.
it’s one hurting unit that has to utter those ominous words, “I did what?!”
problem with addictions–they are generally public displays at some point. A person can’t defend the indefensible–and silence is deafening.
best thing is to own it–can’t get shed of it until he owns it.