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Las Vegas Raiders make decision on Henry Ruggs III following his DUI arrest
By Keith Farner
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The Las Vegas Raiders have released Henry Ruggs III following his arrest this week following an overnight car wreck that left a 23-year-old woman dead.
Ruggs is expected to face a judge on Wednesday after he was jailed on felony charges in connection with a fiery crash, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Late Tuesday night, the Raiders announced that he was released from the team.
Ruggs, 22, was injured in the Tuesday morning crash but was released from a hospital in the afternoon and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving. He is scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Las Vegas Justice Court.
The Las Vegas Raiders have released WR Henry Ruggs III.
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) November 3, 2021
The Review-Journal reported that Ruggs retained high-profile attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, who released the following statement: “On behalf of our client Henry Ruggs III we are conducting our own investigation as of this writing and ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
