Former ‘Hannah Montana’ actor Mitchel Musso.Photo:Mitchel Musso, MattGotCameras
Mitchel Musso, MattGotCameras
Hannah MontanaalumMitchel Mussois speaking out after his arrest this weekend on charges of theft and public intoxication.
The 32-year-old actor, who played Oliver Oken on the Disney Channel show, firmly denied both charges during a conversation with PEOPLE on Wednesday.
“There was no theft, and I was not intoxicated,” he insists. “It’s just been unfortunate, but it’s a big misunderstanding.”
Musso was arrested on Saturday evening in Rockwall, Texas, on charges of public intoxication and theft, according to apress releasefrom the Rockwall Police Department.
Police responded to a 911 call made at around 7:15 p.m. from an individual reporting a “disturbance" at the SpringHill Suites Dallas Rockwall, where the caller said another individual entered the hotel and began eating a bag of chips. When the person was asked to pay for them, he became “verbally abusive” and left without paying.
Musso, however, recalls the events differently. After having spent four hours wave surfing on Lake Ray Hubbard near Dallas, the actor says he entered the hotel wearing only board shorts and no shirt.
“This disgruntled employee, whose behavior was erratic, ripped the bag of potato chips out of my hand and started yelling at me about my attire,” claims Musso, who offered to pay for the chips. “He said, ‘Get out or I’m going to call the police.’ Ultimately, I said, ‘Sure. Call the cops.'”
“You know, I grew up here. You know this is my hometown, right?” he adds.
Mitchel Musso at Bachelor Lions Film Premiere on January 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California.Michael Bezjian/Getty
Michael Bezjian/Getty
When the police arrived, Musso was in for a shock.
ThePhineas and Ferbvoiceactor says he was ultimately booked on charges of theft and intoxication, partly because he had two outstanding warrants from 2019 for unpaid traffic tickets. The outstanding warrants were due to a failure to display a drivers license and an expired registration, perFox News, which reported that the actor violated a “promise to appear” order.
“Guess what they feed you in jail for free? Ruffles potato chips,” he says. “I got my free potato chips.”
source: people.com
