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Matthew McConaughey Released from Custody (1999)
KPRC-TV
Sound | 1999 | Color | English

Categories:
1990s
Austin
Travis County
Television News
Law and Law Enforcement
Matthew McConaughey
KPRC-TV
Texas Locations:
Harris County
Travis County
Houston
Austin
This news segment for Houston’s KPRC-TV, broadcast on October 25, 1999, shows Matthew McConaughey being released from police custody after meeting bond from an arrest. The station reports that police responded to a public disturbance call at McConaughey’s Northwest Austin residence, and he spent nine hours in custody. The Academy Award-winning Texas actor was ultimately fined $50, but the incident made global tabloid headlines.
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