Cam Sutton's attorney contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office last Monday to say he would turn himself in, only to do so six days later, officials said. He was booked in the Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, at 8:24 p.m. Sunday night.
, the veteran cornerback wanted for weeks by police in Florida for his alleged involvement in a domestic violence case, turned himself in Sunday, the
Police had been unable to locate Sutton since March 7, when an arrest warrant was issued for him. They had responded to a call early that morning at a house in Lutz, Florida, where Sutton allegedly battered a woman before fleeing the scene. Sutton's attorney contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office last Monday to say he would turn himself in, only to do so six days later, officials said. He was booked in the Orient Road Jail in Tampa, Florida, at 8:24 p.m. on Sunday night."After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man has finally made the right choice to turn himself in," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.
Sutton is facing a charge of domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. A sheriff's office spokesperson previously told ESPN there was evidence of wounds on the woman's body.
"Suggested he get counsel and do the right thing to turn himself in," Wood told the television station."After that, we met the rest of the day and the following morning to decide to release him."
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