Police in Las Vegas say former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch was asleep and smelled of alcohol when he was found in his damaged sports car this week and arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The 7:30 a.m. Tuesday arrest came the morning after the Seattle Seahawks — the team for which Lynch played most of his 12 NFL seasons — announced that Lynch had been hired as a broadcast special correspondent.The arrest report said Lynch, 36, was uncooperative with officers and fell asleep several times during questioning. Jail officers “had to use a restraint chair to force a blood draw” after a judge issued a warrant, the report said.
Lynch was later released from Las Vegas City Jail pending a Dec. 7 court date in Las Vegas Municipal Court. Results of his blood test were not immediately made public. Nevada law bans driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08% or more. Court records show that Lynch entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor vehicle parking charge and was fined $750 in April in a case that saw charges of failing to report or remain at the scene of an accident dismissed.Lynch's attorneys said in their statement that he “appreciates and is thankful for everyone’s concern and support.”
Lynch had 10,413 career rushing yards and 85 rushing touchdowns from 2007-19 and was chosen for the Pro Bowl five times. He won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks in 2013.
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