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Randy Travis arrested for public drunkenness

Country music star Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication outside a Dallas church Monday morning, police said.

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Published: Feb. 6, 2012 at 1:15 PM

DALLAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Country music star Randy Travis was arrested for public intoxication outside a Dallas church Monday morning, police said.

The Sanger Police Department told TMZ Travis, 52, was arrested after police responding to a complaint found him allegedly inebriated, near a Baptist church, with an open bottle of wine.

The celebrity news Web site said he was booked and cited for the violation, then released from police custody.

No other details were immediately available.

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