Former Baltimore Ravens star defender Terrell Suggs found himself in legal trouble this week after being arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The charges against him include threatening and intimidating, as well as disorderly conduct with a weapon, following an incident that took place outside of a local Starbucks on March 10th.
According to police records, the 41-year-old Suggs was driving a black Range Rover that allegedly made contact with another vehicle in the drive-thru area of the Starbucks. This minor incident escalated into an argument, and as Suggs was leaving the scene, he reportedly threatened to kill the other individual and brandished a handgun in his left hand.
Although Suggs did not point the weapon at the alleged victim, the victim felt threatened by the former NFL player’s actions. Suggs, however, maintains his innocence and claims that he was acting in self-defense during the altercation.
In a statement to TMZ, Suggs explained, “I was in a quiet area of Scottsdale in the middle of the day in a Starbucks drive-thru near my home when an incident happened with a vehicle behind me. I was getting coffee, I was not looking for any trouble. When the man in the other vehicle escalated the situation, I feared for my safety not knowing what his intentions were.”
Despite this recent legal issue, Suggs had an illustrious career in the NFL, spending 17 seasons in the league with 16 of those years playing for the Baltimore Ravens. He earned seven Pro Bowl selections and was named the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.
