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Marshawn Lynch arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 9, 2022

By Adam Jude The Seattle Times

FILE - Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch walks off the field after NFL football practice in Renton, Wash., in this Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, file photo. During Marshawn Lynch’s 12 NFL seasons he earned a reputation for his fearless style on the field, while remaining one of the league’s most reclusive figures off the field. Now the retired running back is lending his voice to try to help members of Black and Hispanic communities make more informed decisions about receiving COVID-19 vaccines. Lynch released a 30-minute interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on his YouTube channel Friday, April 16, 2021, becoming the latest prominent athlete to sit down with him to discuss the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines as the U.S. continues to combat the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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FILE - Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch walks off the field after NFL football practice in Renton, Wash., in this Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, file photo. During Marshawn Lynch’s 12 NFL seasons he earned a reputation for his fearless style on the field, while remaining one of the league’s most reclusive figures off the field. Now the retired running back is lending his voice to try to help members of Black and Hispanic communities make more informed decisions about receiving COVID-19 vaccines. Lynch released a 30-minute interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on his YouTube channel Friday, April 16, 2021, becoming the latest prominent athlete to sit down with him to discuss the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines as the U.S. continues to combat the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch walks off the field after a practice on Dec. 27, 2019, in Renton. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

By Adam Jude / The Seattle Times

Former Seattle Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of driving under the influence, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday.

Police conducted a vehicle stop near Las Vegas Boulevard for a suspected driver impairment.

“Through the course of the investigation, officers determined that Lynch was impaired and conducted an arrest,” LVMPD said in a statement on Twitter. “Lynch was transported to the Las Vegas City Jail and booked for driving under the influence.”

Lynch was arrested at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, according to Las Vegas police.

Lynch’s bail was set at $3,381, according to jail records. He was cited for “liquor and/or drugs”; failure/refusal to surrender; failure to drive in a travel lane; and the vehicle he was driving was not registered, according to LVMPD.

The arrest comes 10 years after Lynch was arrested on suspicion of DUI near his hometown of Oakland, California, in January 2012. Lynch eventually pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was ordered to pay a $1,080 fine and attend six driver-safety classes in California and received two years’ probation.

Lynch, 36, was a four-time Pro Bowler and a first-team All Pro with the Seahawks in 2012. He played his final NFL game with the Seahawks in January 2020.

Lynch’s arrest comes one day after the Seahawks announced he would join the team in a special correspondent role, in which he would “produce creative content for a variety of projects.”

Since retiring from the NFL, Lynch has been active in a number of entrepreneurial pursuits. He owns his own clothing line, Beast Mode, and he is a minority owner of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.

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