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Cam Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weeks-long search for the former NFL defensive back who was wanted for a domestic violence warrant.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the 29-year-old arrived at a jail in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday night, nearly a week after his attorney informed authorities that the former Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers standout would turn himself in.
“After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man has finally made the right choice to turn himself in,” Hillsborough County sheriff Chad Chronister said. “Domestic violence has no place in our community, and no one is above the law here in Hillsborough County. My thoughts are with this woman as she continues to heal from this man’s gruesome actions.”
Sutton was wanted for domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
The sheriff’s department responded to a call about domestic violence in progress involving Sutton and a female around 5am on 7 March. Nearly two weeks ago, the sheriff’s office asked for help in finding Sutton.
Soon thereafter, Lions president Rod Wood said Sutton was at the team’s training facility just outside of Detroit. He said a member of Lions staff advised Sutton to turn himself in.
“Suggested he get counsel and do the right thing to turn himself in,” Wood told Detroit station Fox 2. “After that, we met the rest of the day and the following morning to decide to release him [from his contract].”
Detroit signed Sutton to a $33m, three-year contract a year ago although the final two years are voided after the Lions released him. He helped the franchise win a division title for the first time in three decades along with two playoff games in one postseason for the first time since 1957. He started in all 17 regular season games, making a career-high 65 tackles and one interception, and in each of Detroit’s three playoff games.
Sutton started 31 games for the Steelers during the 2021 and ‘22 seasons with five interceptions with 95 tackles. Pittsburgh drafted the former Tennessee star, who is from Jonesboro, Georgia, in the third round in 2017. He has nine interceptions in 101 games over his career.
