Posted on 08/08/2012 11:02:46 AM PDT by RummyChick
7:54 AM PT -- Sources tell TMZ ... Travis was BUCK NAKED when cops arrived to the crash scene. It's unclear why Travis was not wearing clothes.
We're also told the country singer refused to take a breathalyzer, so a blood draw was taken to determine his blood alcohol level.
6:24 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell us ... Travis was charged with "retaliation" because he verbally threatened a cop during the bust.
0314_divider_graphic Country singer Randy Travis was arrested last night in Texas on suspicion of DWI after crashing his car, TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Randy was arrested around 11:59PM with minor cuts and bruises. He was also booked on a "retaliation and obstruction" charge ... a felony.
Randy's car was the only vehicle involved in the crash.
Other details surrounding Randy's arrest are unclear. Randy is still in custody.
It's the singer's 2nd arrest this year -- back in February, Randy was busted for public intoxication for allegedly boozing in front of a Baptist church. According to the police report, Randy said he had just gotten into a fight with his girlfriend.
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/08/randy-travis-threatened-to-shoot-kill-kill-troopers-mug-shot-black-eye-dwi-arrest/
Randy Travis threatened to shoot and kill the troopers who arrested him for drunk driving last night ... this according to the Grayson County Sheriff's Office.
The GCSO tells us ... officers received a call at 11:18 PM from a person who stated there was a man lying in the roadway. When cops arrived to the scene, they noticed Travis' 1998 Pontiac Trans Am had driven off the road and slammed into several barricades in a construction zone.
Travis was initially arrested for DWI -- but once he was inside the cop car, officials say the singer threatened to "shoot and kill the Troopers working the case."
As we previously reported, Travis was NAKED ... and rode bareback while he was being transported to the station.
When he arrived to the jail, cops gave Travis a shirt to wear for his mug shot ... and a paper suit to cover his man parts.
Travis is sporting a black eye and cuts in his mug shot -- injuries we're told he suffered when he crashed his car into the construction zone.
Travis was charged with DWI and retaliation for making the threats. Travis is currently in custody.
update_bar 8:45 AM PT -- Randy has been released from custody after posting $21,500 bail.
“Don’t You Think This Outlaw Thing Done Got Out Of Hand?” - Waylon Jennings
What's that? Was he dressed as a naked buck?
Butt naked? Maybe.
second in DUI in under a year. Being a drunk is tough work.... getting sober is easier. T bad he is probably not yet done
*snicker*
Buck Owens was not available.
This photo... is going last me forever and ever, forever and ever. Amen.
Well if you’re going to go on a bender, might as well go all the way.
Ummm, I always thought it was “BUCK NAKED” too. Not that it ever made any sense.
If you talked Texan, you’d know it’s supposed to be “buck nekked.”
Is it butt naked or buck naked?
Answer:
“It is both. The word “buck” or “buff” is thought to be
from the color of a buckskin, which is the pale tan color
of European skin - this gives you “buck naked” and “in
the buff.” “Butt naked” refers to the fact that your
buttocks are not covered.”
I have always heard it “buck naked”. I don’t think it
refers to any color at all; the phrase was originally
meant to compare one to an “Indian buck” as the men were
called many years ago in a less politically correct age.
They were commonly thought to be “naked savages”, whether
they were in fact or not. Thus, “buck naked” implied
being without clothing.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_it_butt_naked_or_buck_naked
Lol! What’s wrong with that guy! Does he think he’s George Jones or something?
How could he threaten to shoot anyone if he was Naked, wouldn’t that mean he didn’t have a gun?
Unless he was talking about his “other gun”....
Ewwwwwwwwwww!
I’ve heard that the vast majority of Congressmen and attorneys will not submit to a breathalyzer and go for the blood draw. Breathalyzers are not very accurate. They are a “one size fits all” test.
They measure the alcohol in your breath and use it to calculate the alcohol in your blood. Depending on the person it can be significantly off in either direction.
‘Course, if you are having a hard time standing up, it probably doesn’t matter.
Man, is this guy ever falling apart! Sad to see, because I liked his music and he seemed like a really nice fellow. I hope that he gets the spiritual guidance he needs and finds an effective 12 Step buddy to help him through this problem before he hurts himself or someone else.
Maybe he planned to take a shower, but got distracted. Poor fellow - he had quite a good voice back in the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD73t0xa0Ew
Ewwwwwwwwwww!
"Stand back! I know how to USE one of these!" ;)
Well....it depends.
"Buck Naked" means he wasn't wearing any clothes.
"Buck Nekkid" means that he wasn't wearing any clothes and was up to something.
I'll leave it to the rest of the thread to decide specfics. :-)
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