On December 5, 1979, while Vaughan was in a dressing room before a performance in Houston, an off-duty police officer arrested him after witnessing his usage of cocaine near an open window.
O 5 de decembro de 1979, mentres Vaughan estaba nun camerino, antes dunha actuación en Houston, un policía fóra de servizo arrestouno despois de velo consumindo cocaína a través dunha ventá aberta.