Country music star and entertainer Randy
Travis is upset with Texas agencies who recently ordered footage from his
arrest for DUI last summer, released
to the public. The Texas
Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Attorney General are now being
sued by the entertainer.
The Office of the Attorney General recently
ruled that some evidence about the DUI arrest of the entertainer must be
retained, and the rest of information can be released to the public. The information is being released under
a public information act request.
Some important information like medical records and motor vehicle
records will be retained.
Travis has filed a lawsuit against the TexasDepartment of Public Safety and the Office of the Attorney General, seeking
$100,000 in damages. The lawsuit
is also seeking to protect all evidence about his DUI arrest from being released
under the request.
The footage is related to the entertainer’s
DUI arrest on August 7 just outside Dallas. Travis was found naked after an accident involving his
Pontiac Trans Am. He was arrested,
convicted, was fined $2,000 and received a 180-day suspended jail
sentence. He was also sentenced to
two years probation. He completed
100 hours of community service, and was also ordered to spend 30 days at an alcohol
treatment facility, and get an ignition interlock device installed in any
vehicle he drives while he's on probation.
At the time, his defense attorneys asked that
the evidence of the arrest, including the video and transcripts not be released
to the public. The judge ruled
that the video evidence should not be released, but the Attorney General later
issued a ruling saying that some evidence could be released under the public
information request.
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