Former NFL Star Richard Sherman’s Bail Set At $5,000 Following Arrest For Suspicion Of DUI – News18

SEATTLE: Bail was set at $5,000 on Monday for former NFL star Richard Sherman following his weekend arrest for suspicion of driving underneath the affect.

Sherman was pulled over simply earlier than 2 a.m. Saturday for driving 79 mph (127 kmh) in a 60 mph (97 kmh) zone on Interstate 405 south of Seattle, Washington State Patrol Trooper Jordan Hazzard-Thomas wrote in a possible trigger assertion. His eyes have been bloodshot and watery, he smelled of intoxicants, and he declined to take a breath check, Hazzard-Thomas wrote.

After spending the weekend within the King County Jail in Seattle, Sherman waived his proper to look at a bail listening to Monday. His bail was set at $5,000, and his lawyer, Jon Scott Fox, stated he anticipated Sherman to be processed and launched shortly.

Fox in any other case declined to touch upon the arrest, saying it was too early to say the rest.

Sherman, a 3-time All-Pro cornerback, had an 11-yr NFL profession and helped lead the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl title through the 2013-14 season. He additionally was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Decade Team of the 2010s.

Sherman spent seven seasons in Seattle earlier than going to San Francisco for 3. He additionally performed for Tampa Bay, and through his school years at Stanford University.

More not too long ago he labored as a soccer analyst.

Sherman in 2022 pleaded responsible in Seattle to 2 misdemeanor fees stemming from a drunken driving and home disturbance the yr earlier than. He additionally admitted to a legal infraction of rushing in a roadway building zone.

Sherman’s subsequent court docket look is scheduled for Wednesday.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)