A former Cleveland Browns defensive lineman has been sentenced after crashing his car into a restaurant in Key West, Florida last summer.
Lonnie Phelps has been sentenced to 12 months probation after filing a plea of no-contest to a count of misdemeanor driving under the influence (DUI), according to court documents obtained by TMZ.
In addition to the probation, Phelps will have his license suspended for six months, he’ll need to perform 50 hours community service, and will have to enroll in classes teaching the dangers of DUI.
He has also been ordered to pay $1,000 in fines and court costs, plus he’ll need to pay resтιтution to the victims at a later date.
Phelps was told he could be eligible for early probation termination after six months if he fulfills his conditions of his plea agreement.
He has been barred from consuming illegal drugs or alcohol during the term of his probation.
Former Cleveland Browns DL Lonnie Phelps has been sentenced to a year probation after the pᴀss rusher crashed his Hyundai SUV into a restaurant in Key West, Florida back in June 2024
Phelps was arrested by Key West police and was overheard slurring his words to authorities
Phelps crashed his black Hyundai into the Red Shoe Island Bistro while driving with his partner
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Authorities say Phelps crashed his Hyundai SUV into Red Shoe Island Bistro on the Florida Keys while intoxicated back in June 2024.
According to a police report at the time of the incident exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, Phelps and his girlfriend, who was identified as Jaylese Burse, were uncooperative with officers, as they had to be identified by witnesses.
Police bodycam footage shows the NFL’er looking drunk and confused in regard to his whereabouts and the incident when first approached by police officers, as he told them ‘to do what [they] have to do]’ while putting his arms up in the air.
He also told local police officers that he was unsure whether his ID and credit cards were in the car or on him.
Phelps also consistently disobeyed orders given by police and talked over cops while being questioned, appearing to slur his words – a sign of being under the influence.
Eventually, Phelps agreed to voluntary field sobriety tests but was rebellious on several occasions after complaining about the way they were carried out.
He was then placed into custody before being asked to sit in the back of a police squad car.
While riding with officers to the Monroe County Detention Center, Phelps would constantly complain about his arrest and that he just wanted to ‘be done’ with the whole incident.
The NFL’er was rebellious during questioning and didn’t seem to know what had happened
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‘Phelps talked about how thirsty he was,’ a police officer wrote in her report, adding: ‘How he did not know what I was going to do to him because females are the worst, asked me not to kill him, asked me how long it takes to bail out, how long I was the detective and informed me I was Russian.’
Phelps wasn’t cooperative at the detention center either, according to police, as he refused to take a breathalyzer.
He even urinated on himself while sitting on a chair at one point, according to the police report.
Phelps signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2023 after starring for the University of Kansas, despite not playing any regular season games in his rookie season.
The Browns subsequently cut Phelps in the aftermath of his arrest.
