Police in Florida have been looking for Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton for about two weeks after an arrest warrant was issued over his alleged involvement in a home violence case.
Sutton is dealing with a cost of home battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by as much as 5 years in jail.
Phil Martello, a spokesperson for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Workplace, instructed ESPN on Wednesday that police have been unable to find Sutton since March 7, when the arrest warrant was issued. Police had responded to a name early that morning at a home in Lutz, Florida, the place Sutton allegedly battered a lady earlier than fleeing the scene.
One other sheriff’s workplace spokesperson instructed ESPN there was proof of wounds on the girl’s physique.
Sutton has a house in neighboring Pinellas County, however police have not been capable of finding him there and he hasn’t responded to frequent calls from detectives, Martello stated.
“We grew to become conscious of the continuing authorized state of affairs involving Cam Sutton this morning,” the Lions stated in a press release. “We are going to proceed to observe the state of affairs and won’t have additional remark right now.”
The sheriff’s workplace put out a social media submit Wednesday asking for help if anybody has seen Sutton.
Sutton, 29, joined the Lions as an unrestricted free agent final summer time after spending his first six NFL seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He began all 17 video games for the Lions, registering 60 complete tackles, six passes defended and an interception. Sutton was chosen by the Steelers within the third spherical of the 2017 NFL draft.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
