Ex-Patriot Malcolm Butler has charges reduced, pleads no contest in DUI case
Butler reportedly had his DUI charge downgraded to reckless driving.
Former Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge stemming from a March arrest in Providence, Rhode Island according to WJAR.
Butler was initially charged with driving under the influence, but the charge was reduced to reckless driving. His license was suspended for 40 days.
A police report alleges that Butler smelled strongly of alcohol and showed signs of blurred speech, WJAR reports.
Butler’s attorney, former R.I. House Speaker John Harwood, attempted to get the charge dismissed, but Butler ultimately pled to the lesser charge.
“I think when they stopped him he wasn’t driving,” Harwood told WPRI. “He was off the road, and that he wasn’t driving tells me at least he was being responsible.”
Butler spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Patriots and made one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history when he picked off Russell Wilson at the goal line at the end of Super Bowl XLIX.
He announced his retirement from the NFL in March.
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