Former Super Bowl champion Terrell Suggs arrested on assault charges

Former NFL star Terrell Suggs was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday night on assault charges. TMZ Sports reported this.

Suggs, 41, was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on charges of menacing and intimidation and disorderly conduct with a weapon. Scottsdale the police said. He was later released.

The charge stems from an incident at a Starbucks drive-thru on March 10 in which Suggs allegedly flashed a gun. Suggs allegedly backed into a vehicle in the parking lot while trying to back up. Although the car was not damaged, Suggs and the driver collided. Suggs and the driver of the other vehicle got back into their vehicle and completed their Starbucks orders before Suggs held a gun outside the driver’s side window.

“[Suggs] began to leave the drive-thru, but stopped briefly and then extended his left arm out the open driver’s window of his vehicle and displayed a black handgun in his left hand,” according to court documents. “The gun was never pointed at the victim and was merely shown what the victim believed [Suggs] with which he was threatened.”

After the confrontation, Suggs reportedly fled the area. Police said the scene was recorded on the other drive’s dashcam.

Suggs, who played college football at Arizona State, was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003 and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.

He posted Hall of Fame-caliber numbers throughout his career, including 139 sacks, 37 forced fumbles, 15 fumble recoveries, seven interceptions and 895 tackles in 244 games (226 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2003-18), Arizona Cardinals (2019). ) and Kansas City Chiefs (2019).

A seven-time Pro Bowl selection, Suggs was a first-round pick (10th overall) by Baltimore in 2003 and won Super Bowl championships with the Ravens and Chiefs.

Suggs is eligible to enter the Hall of Fame in the class of 2025.