Cam Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weeks-long search for the former NFL defensive back wanted on a domestic violence warrant.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced that the 29-year-old arrived at a jail in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday evening, nearly a week after his attorney informed authorities that the former Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers standout would be turning himself in.
“After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man finally made the right choice to turn himself in,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “Domestic violence has no place in our community, and no one is above the law here in Hillsborough County. My thoughts are with this woman as she continues to heal from this man’s horrific actions.”
Sutton was wanted for domestic violence by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
The sheriff’s department responded to a domestic violence call involving Sutton and a woman around 5 a.m. on March 7. Nearly two weeks ago, the sheriff’s office asked for help finding Sutton.
Shortly afterwards, Lions president Rod Wood said Sutton was at the team’s training facility outside Detroit. He said a member of the Lions staff advised Sutton to turn himself in.
“I suggested he seek counseling and do the right thing by turning himself in,” Wood told Fox 2 in Detroit. “We then met the rest of the day and the next morning to decide to release him (from his contract).”
Detroit signed Sutton to a three-year, $33 million contract a year ago, although the final two years are void after the Lions released him. He helped the franchise win a division title for the first time in three decades, along with two playoff games in one postseason for the first time since 1957. He started in all 17 regular season games and made a career-high of 65 tackles and one interception. and in each of Detroit’s three playoff games.
Sutton started 31 games for the Steelers during the 2021 and ’22 seasons with five interceptions and 95 tackles. Pittsburgh drafted the former Tennessee star, a native of Jonesboro, Georgia, in the third round in 2017. He has nine interceptions in 101 games over his career.