Detroit Lions Player Terrion Arnold Arrested In Connection To Florida Kidnapping And Robbery

Detroit Lions subordinate Terrion Arnold has been arrested successful relationship to a kidnapping and robbery successful Florida and faces felony charges, officials said Wednesday.

Arnold is accused of being nan “primary conspirator” earlier 3 men successful their precocious teens were held astatine gunpoint, battered and pistol-whipped successful February successful Tampa, nan city's constabulary section said successful a statement. Some of their belongings were stolen, constabulary said.

Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office said connected X that Arnold faces felony charges, though nan circumstantial charges were not instantly clear.

Tampa constabulary had already arrested six others suspected of being portion of nan targeted equipped robbery.

Denise White, CEO of EAG Sports Management, which represents Arnold, said he denies being involved.

“There is nary reliable grounds linking Mr. Arnold to these allegations," White said successful a statement. “Instead, nan authorities appears to beryllium relying connected grounds from aggregate convicted felons who person admitted their ain engagement and whitethorn person important incentives to displacement blasted successful an effort to lessen their sentences.”

In early February, Arnold and a fewer of his friends had reported much than $250,000 worthy of their spot being stolen from an Airbnb successful Largo, constabulary said.

Arnold believed that 2 men successful their precocious teens had been down it, though investigators later wished this was not nan case, constabulary said.

Arnold and his friends worked to get nan men, on pinch another, to an flat connected Feb. 4, constabulary said. Initially, 2 of Arnold’s friends held them astatine gunpoint and deed them, while different streamed it to Arnold, constabulary said. Later, erstwhile nan battle was still going on, Arnold besides came to nan apartment, constabulary said. His different friends stole immoderate of nan victims’ belongings, constabulary said.

The victims reported nan robbery to police.

Arnold is simply a starting cornerback for nan Detroit Lions who was a first information prime successful nan 2024 draught aft playing astatine nan University of Alabama. He is from Florida.

The Lions said successful a connection Wednesday nighttime that they were alert of nan business but would not beryllium commenting astatine this time.

Arnold turned himself successful to rule enforcement connected Wednesday. He is expected to make his first quality successful Hillsborough County tribunal Thursday afternoon, nan attorney’s agency said.