Henry Ruggs III was involved in a Las Vegas automobile accident early Tuesday morning that resulted in a fatality. Hours later, the Las Vegas Raiders announced they have released the 22-year-old wide receiver.
Ruggs was been booked in absentia on 2 felony charges: DUI w/ serious bodily harm and Reckless Driving w/ death or serious bodily harm.
Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar wrote on Tuesday:
Per the Nevada State Legislature, the penalty for DUI causing substantial bodily harm or death (NRS 484C.430) is a minimum of two and a maximum of 20 years in prison with no probation or suspended sentence, a mandatory fine of $2,000-$5,000, and a three-year license suspension.
NRS 484C.430 states that this is the “penalty if death or substantial bodily harm results; exception; segregation of offender; plea bargaining restricted; suspension of sentence and probation prohibited; affirmative defense; exception; aggravating factor.”
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Ruggs had been released from the hospital and was at the county jail.
Police said Ruggs and his girlfriend, who share a young daughter, were treated for “serious” injuries at University Medical Center before Ruggs was transferred to the county jail in downtown Las Vegas. According to Metro records, Ruggs arrived at the jail shortly after 2:10 p.m. and remained in custody as of Tuesday evening.
Ruggs was the 12th overall pick in 2020 by the Raiders out of Alabama.
He is due in court for his first appearance Thursday.