Terrion Arnold faces kidnapping, robbery charges
Detroit Lions CB Terrion Arnold arrested on kidnapping, armed robbery charges; reps say no credible evidence.
Former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold apparently still has NFL interest, and his agent is willing to put names out there.
A Florida court denied the state’s motion on Friday, July 10, to place an ankle monitor on former Lions CB Terrion Arnold while he awaits trial on felony kidnapping and robbery charges. He remains confined to his home in Florida except for work- or attorney-related meetings.
During that hearing, Arnold’s agent, Nicole Lynn, said he had a workout with the Houston Texans on Thursday, July 9, and has another visit scheduled with a team next week. She said 4 teams have inquired about signing him: The Texans, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks.
She said the motion to put him in a monitor held up any team wanting to sign or claim him. She also said there is no timetable for him signing
“I think there is a very good likelihood” he signs in the next 45 days “I would say after he was waived by the Detroit Lions, we received 4 different inquiries within 24 hours.”
Asked if he’ll sign within 45 days, she said “Maybe … I would hate to put a time limit to be honest with you, but I think there’s a really good shot. I mean there’s a shot that he’s signed tomorrow, let’s be super clear, but we’ll see.”
There is no verbal agreement for a deal.
Asked what the likelihood the NFL steps in and he’s put on some form of paid leave, “I think there’s definitely a shot that they would step in and put him on the list. It wouldn’t mean that he was no longer employed.”
The Lions cut Arnold on Monday, June 29, hours after a Florida judge granted him a $1 million bond in his ongoing kidnapping case. Arnold was arrested on June 24 and charged with four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery in relation to a February kidnapping and assault of three men prosecutors say Arnold believes were involved in a robbery of over $250,000 of worth of goods from his rental home in Largo, Florida.
His attorney, Harvey Steinberg, said he was cut for financial reasons.
Chief Judge Christopher C. Sabella, who is presiding over the case in Florida, denied the state’s request to keep Arnold incarcerated until his trial and is allowing Arnold to play in the NFL as his case continues.
