Cameron Sutton turned herself in to authorities several weeks after a domestic violence warrant was issued for her arrest.
The former Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers player, 29, turned himself in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Florida on Sunday night. This comes after “a week of evading police” for domestic battery by strangulation, police said.
The office announced that Sutton was in custody on Monday by sharing footage of the player being detained by police on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“After weeks of evading police, this man finally made the right choice to turn himself in,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.
The sheriff added, “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 recover from this man’s horrific actions.”
Police have been unable to locate Detroit Lions player Cameron Sutton since serving a domestic violence warrant 2 weeks ago
Former Detroit Lions player Cameron Sutton walks off the field at Lambeau Stadium in September 2023.
Cooper Neill/Getty
According to ESPN, Sutton is wanted on charges of domestic battery by strangulation after police responded to a residence in Lutz, Florida on March 7, where he allegedly assaulted a woman and fled.
The sheriff’s office said the woman had several injuries when officers arrived.
“He was playing us,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told MLive after the warrant was issued. “Our deputies have exhausted all leads. He has vehicles and a house nearby, but he was not there. He turned off the phone.”
In a statement, the Detroit Lions organization previously noted that it “became aware of the ongoing legal situation involving Cam Sutton” on March 20. The team added that it “will continue to monitor the situation and will have no further comment at this time.”
Detroit then released Sutton from the team on March 21 Associated Press noted that he was in the midst of a three-year, $33 million franchise deal. He previously signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/cameron-sutton-nfl-040124-527cf7c040694f139ae833442c97daf8.jpg)
Cameron Sutton 2024
Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP
Want to keep up with the latest crime reports? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for the latest crime news, coverage of ongoing trials and details on intriguing unsolved cases.
In the days that followed, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Sutton’s attorney contacted them on March 25 “to let us know he was going to Tampa to turn himself in to authorities.”
According to police, “Sutton only arrived at Orient Road Prison at 20:24 today, March 31, 2024, to surrender.”
According to the AP and ESPN, domestic abuse by strangulation is a third-degree felony and is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Categories: Trends
Source: HIS Education