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Former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr ‘dies at 40 after collapsing in mental hospital’… months after his arrest for breaking into a $30 million Hollywood Hills mansion and bathing in a fountain
Former Detroit Lions player Stanley Wilson Jr. “died after collapsing in a mental hospital earlier this month,” according to TMZ.
A defensive back for the Detroit franchise, Wilson has passed, ‘dead at 40,’ according to TMZ.
The report indicates that Wilson collapsed and died during admission to Metropolitan State Hospital.
According to sources cited by the outlet, “foul play is not suspected,” while “the results of the autopsy are pending from toxicology.”
Stanley Wilson Jr. “died after collapsing in a mental hospital earlier this month,” according to TMZ.
Wilson Jr. was selected by the Lions in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft: 72nd overall
The former Detroit Lion poses for a mugshot in 2017 after being arrested for alleged theft
Last year, Wilson was charged with two felony vandalism and one count of second-degree burglary after breaking into a Hollywood Hills mansion on two separate occasions, most recently bathing in an outdoor fountain after moving and damaging items in the house on August 24.
His alleged outdoor bath was said to have caused $5,000 in damage and Wilson was arrested both times.
After residing in the county jail, Wilson was ruled unfit to stand trial and as such was transferred to a psychiatric facility on February 1.
Wilson was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Lions, playing just three seasons.
He suffered a career-ending Achilles tear in 2008 against New England in an exhibition game, before the start of the regular season.
Throughout his career, Wilson played 32 games, starting nine, recording a forced fumble, 89 tackles, 64 of them solo.
He was the son of former Cincinnati Bengals running back Stanley Wilson Sr., who played for the Ohio franchise on and off in 1983-84, 1986 and 1988.
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