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Country star Travis accused of DWI, retaliation in North Texas, second arrest this year

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FILE - This April 18, 2010 file photo shows singer Randy Travis at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Travis has been charged with driving while intoxicated in North Texas. The Grayson County Sheriff\'s Office says Travis was being jailed without bond Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, pending an appearance before a judge in Sherman, about 60 miles north of Dallas. Sgt. Rickey Wheeler says Travis also faces a charge of retaliation or obstruction. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)

SHERMAN, Texas – Country singer Randy Travis has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says Travis was being jailed without bond Wednesday pending an appearance before a judge in Sherman, about 60 miles north of Dallas.

Sgt. Rickey Wheeler says Travis also faces a charge of retaliation or obstruction. Wheeler had no details on that count. Wheeler says a Texas trooper arrested Travis around midnight Tuesday near Tioga, where the entertainer lives.

A Travis representative did not immediately reply to a message Wednesday from The Associated Press.

Travis in February was charged with public intoxication after being spotted in a vehicle parked in front of a church in Sanger, about 20 miles from Tioga.

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