SAD NEWS: Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell Resigned Due To…
More information about the accusations that led a judge to issue a felony arrest warrant for now-former Detroit Lions defensive back Cameron Sutton was revealed in recently disclosed court documents.
The warrant for the accusation of domestic violence by strangulation, a third-degree felony carrying a maximum five-year prison sentence, was signed by a Hillsborough court on March 7. Instead, citing a misdemeanor battery charge as more suitable in light of the evidence at hand, the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office has made the decision without offering a thorough justification.
Sutton was freed from custody on his own recognizance on Monday after turning himself in at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa on Sunday. The original felony warrant, which was signed by Hillsborough Judge Lisa Allen, and the probable cause affidavit from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office were made public by the Hillsborough Clerk of Court on Tuesday.
As per the affidavit, on March 7, at approximately 4:45 a.m., Sutton got into a fight with a woman. Because of Marsy’s Law, the address where the event happened is deleted from the record; nevertheless, the sheriff’s office has previously stated that Sutton’s Lutz house is where the incident happened.
According to the affidavit, Sutton and the 35-year-old lady have been dating for almost seven years and have three children together. Because the woman in this story is allegedly a victim of domestic abuse, the Tampa Bay Times is choosing not to identify her.
According to the affidavit, Sutton bit the woman’s neck during the argument, causing a quarter-sized, bleeding wound. He then grabbed her up and smashed her against a wall. According to the affidavit, Sutton then grabbed the woman by the face and neck and choked her, briefly knocking her out.
The affidavit claims that Sutton punched the woman twice with his fist, causing a knot to form on her forehead, while she was restrained by her hair in the living room of the house.
According to previously disclosed evidence, Sutton fled the house before the deputies arrived, and numerous attempts to contact him by phone at the time were fruitless.
On Monday, the felony case was closed by the prosecution, and Sutton was charged with misdemeanor battery. According to a charging document submitted in that instance, Sutton “did actually and intentionally touch or strike” the victim or “did knowingly inflict physical harm.”
“It was appropriate for our office to proceed with misdemeanor domestic assault charges after examining the evidence,” Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office spokesman Erin Maloney wrote in an email to the Times on Monday.
