Back in 2012, country music star Randy Travis was arrested after driving his car into a construction site and then walking around in the buff (via Pop Culture). This was after he attempted to buy cigarettes at a convenience store, also while naked. Apparently, Travis then allegedly resorted to threatening to shoot and kill the officers who picked him up the night of the crash (via The Medlin Law Firm). He was charged with driving under the influence, retaliating against a police officer, and threatening police officers. His bail was posted at $21,500.
This unfortunate incident understandably tainted public opinion of the "He Walked on Water" singer. In part to defend himself, Travis penned a memoir, entitled "Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life," in which he gave context to the events of that night. According to Travis, he was only under the influence of two glasses of wine, but it was the addition of Ambien, a sleep-inducing drug that can provoke erratic, uncharacteristic behaviors in certain individuals, that led to his arrest and felony charge (via Pop Culture).
A few years after the incident, Travis filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Attorney General over the release of video evidence of the incident in which he was featured naked, arguing that it violated health record privacy regulations (via Spectrum Local News). A federal judge denied his petition.
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