Former “Hannah Montana” actor Mitchel Musso spent the night in a Texas jail after he was arrested on charges of public intoxication and theft after stealing a bag of chips Saturday, police said.
Musso, who was on the hit Disney Channel show over a decade ago, walked into a local hotel and allegedly began eating a bag of chips he picked up without paying around 7:15 p.m., Rockwall police said, according to reports.
When staff told Musso, “who appeared intoxicated,” to pay for the snack, he allegedly was verbally abusive and left without paying, police said, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Responding cops arrived at the hotel and found Musso outside, where he showed signs of intoxication, cops said.
He was arrested and charged with public intoxication and theft under $100, the newspaper reported.
“Hannah Montana” actor Mitchel Musso has been arrested for public intoxication. ©Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett Collection
Musso was arrested in Texas for public intoxication and theft. Rockwall County Sheriff's OfficeAfter arresting Musso, police also discovered he had several outstanding traffic warrants.
He spent one night in the Rockwall County Detention Center before he was released Sunday afternoon once he posted bail.
Musso looked downtrodden with a towel over his chest in a mugshot released by authorities, according to KIRO 7.
Musso was arrested and charged with public intoxication and theft under $100. ©Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett Collection
The cast of “Hannah Montana”: (from left) Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earles, Miley Cyrus, Mitchel Musso and Emily Osment. ©Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett CollectionMusso is best known for playing Oliver Oken alongside Miley Cyrus in “Hannah Montana” for five years until 2011.
The former child actor was born in Garland, Texas, a Dallas suburb, and appeared in almost 90 “Hannah Montana” episodes, according to his IMDb profile.
He’s also appeared in several other shows including another Disney show, “Pair of Kings.”
