A former Disney star famous for his role in the Hannah Montana series starring Miley Cyrus has been arrested.
Mitchel Musso, 32, who shot to fame as a teenager in the late 2000s for playing Oliver Oken, the best friend of Miley Stewart (portrayed by Cyrus), was busted on charges of public drunkenness and theft.
Police in Rockwall — a suburb of Dallas, Texas — were dispatched to a hotel on after reports of a disturbance. Musso had allegedly entered the facility, grabbed a bag of chips and started munching on them without paying for them.
One of the hotel’s employees reportedly asked the child star to pay for the snack, but he allegedly refused and stormed out. A press release shared by the Rockwall Police Department stated that Musso “became verbally abusive” as he did so.
The employee later told the police that Musso had “appeared intoxicated” when he entered the hotel at around 7:15pm. Saturday evening and that he had been acting in a belligerent manner.
Officers recorded that they found the Pair of Kings star outside the facility, meandering about and identified the 32-year-old. While speaking with the police, he “demonstrated signs of intoxication and was ultimately arrested,” the press release states.
Musso, now 32, was charged with public drunkenness and theft (Image: Police Handout)
His jail photo is almost unrecognisable from the long-haired teenager who shot to fame in the hit Disney show (Image: 2007 DISNEY CHANNEL)
Musso was charged with public intoxication and theft worth less than $100 — both misdemeanors. But neither the investigation nor the charges stopped there.
When running a records check on the Phineas and Ferb actor, police discovered that he had a slew of outstanding traffic warrants for failure to answer a series of traffic infractions. He was also charged with failure to display a driver’s license and having an expired registration.
The police took Musso straight to the Rockwall County Detention Center, a jail, where he was booked and spent the night. Bond was set for a total of $2,080, which he posted on late Sunday afternoon, securing his release.
According to Texas law, Musso likely won’t be facing any jail time for his crimes. Both are categorized as Class C Misdemeanors, which carry a fine of up to $500 each, and the others are lesser infractions that simply carry fines as well.
Essentially, that means that Musso will be down around $3,000 for the charges with his bond factored in, then possibly more for the traffic infractions when the ordeal is all said and done.
