Former NFL All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman was formally charged with DUI in connection to his February 2024 arrest, according to an ESPN report.
Sherman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and booked into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle in the early morning of Feb. 24, 2024, according to jail records previously obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
Citing the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, ESPN reported officials had been awaiting blood-test results from the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab taken the night of the arrest. It was received June 16, which showed Sherman had a blood alcohol level around 0.11, higher than the state’s legal limit of 0.08.
Richard Sherman DUI arrest details
According to documents, Sherman was pulled over just before 2 a.m. local time after a Washington State Patrol officer reported he was driving above the speed limit and veering on a highway in Renton, about 12 miles southeast of Seattle.
Officers reportedly noticed an ‘odor of intoxicants’ from Sherman’s breath. He allegedly refused a breath test at the scene and was taken to a hospital for a blood draw before he was booked.
The DUI charge is a gross misdemeanor charge, ESPN said, and it includes an enhancement for refusing a breath test. Sherman will be arraigned June 30.
Sherman was previously had been arrested for driving under the influence following an incident in July 2021 in Redmond, Washington. Police said Sherman crashed his SUV in a construction zone and tried to break into his in-laws’ home. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of first-degree negligent driving and second-degree criminal trespass related to the incident in a plea bargain in March 2022.
A five-time Pro Bowler, Sherman played 11 seasons in the NFL. Seven of those seasons were spent with the Seattle Seahawks, as he was part of the famed ‘Legion of Boom’ unit that anchored one of the top defenses in the league. He was a major contributor on the 2013 team that won Super Bowl 48. He currently serves as an analyst for Prime Video’s ‘Thursday Night Football.’
