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The Cleveland Browns released Lonnie Phelps Thursday following the defensive end's arrest in Florida on a charge of driving under the influence after he allegedly crashed a vehicle into a restaurant. Phelps, 23, was taken into custody just before 10 p.m. Wednesday. An arrest report says the NFL athlete was driving a black Hyundai SUV when he crashed in Key West.
At one point, Phelps turned around and placed his hands behind his back without being instructed to do so, the report says. Police said they asked Phelps repeatedly where he was driving from before the crash and he kept telling them, 'right in front of it.' The report says that police had difficulty getting Phelps to perform field sobriety tests and accuses the athlete of yelling at the officers.
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