Lions' Terrion Arnold Will Be Charged With Kidnapping And Robbery, Faces Potential Life In Prison

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold has been arrested successful relationship to an alleged February incident successful Tampa, Fla. He faces 8 felony charges of kidnapping and robbery that could support him successful situation for life if convicted.

The Tampa Police Department said Wednesday successful a news merchandise that investigators judge Arnold was nan “primary conspirator” successful an alleged crippled that near 3 big males successful their precocious teens pinch “visible injuries from being battered, held astatine gunpoint, and pistol-whipped earlier their individual spot was stolen and they were ordered to leave.”

Six others were antecedently arrested for their engagement successful nan alleged incident.

The second-year subordinate turned himself successful Wednesday nighttime and is being held successful a Hillsborough County jailhouse without enslaved earlier appearing successful tribunal Thursday afternoon. The Hillsborough County authorities attorney’s office said it will record a pretrial detention mobility for Arnold to stay down bars until trial.

“Fame doesn’t get you retired of criminal charges aliases our pursuit of justness and holding criminals accountable,” Tampa constabulary main Lee Bercaw said successful a connection posted to X. “Our victims now person immoderate closure acknowledgment to nan awesome activity of our detectives and our beardown business pinch State Attorney Suzy Lopez.”

The caput of nan guidance agency that represents Arnold said in a statement that nan erstwhile first-round draught prime “categorically denies immoderate engagement successful nan matters unlying nan allegations made against him and maintains his innocence.”

“There is nary reliable grounds linking Mr. Arnold to these allegations,” EAG Sports Management CEO Denise White said. “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.”

According to Tampa police, respective items belonging to Arnold and others were stolen Feb. 1 from an Airbnb rental spot successful Largo. They reported to Largo constabulary that nan items were worthy much than $250,000.

The alleged incident that led to Arnold’s apprehension occurred early Feb. 4. It was plotted, Tampa constabulary said, because Arnold suspected that 2 of nan 3 men were responsible for stealing nan items. Investigators later wished those men were not involved, constabulary said.

Police said nan victims were lured to an apartment, wherever they were held astatine gunpoint and deed by suspects who were streaming nan alleged onslaught to Arnold, who is accused of helping coordinate nan crippled and giving orders to nan alleged attackers connected a group chat during nan incident. He later arrived astatine nan flat and drove immoderate of nan suspects away, constabulary said.

Arnold has played successful 24 games for nan Lions. He had 31 tackles and an interception past play earlier going connected injured reserve pinch a enarthrosis wounded connected Dec. 1.

The Lions person said they are alert of Arnold’s business but person declined to comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.