Detroit Lions cornerback, Cameron Sutton has been released from the team after being accused of felony domestic violence after a March 7 incident in Florida’s Hillsborough County and still can’t be located.
Sutton, 29, is accused of domestic battery by strangulation, which is a felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment in Florida. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office made Sutton’s arrest warrant public Wednesday in a public post on X (formerly known as Twitter) seeking information on his whereabouts.
The initial post said he is wanted for aggravated battery-domestic violence, but the sheriff’s department later listed the charge as domestic battery by strangulation.
Phil Martello, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, said a 911 call made at 4:35 a.m. on March 7 reported domestic violence in progress that allegedly involved Sutton and a woman. He said the woman has wounds, and a warrant was issued for Sutton’s arrest on the same day, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Police said they think Sutton is in Florida and not in Michigan, but they could not locate him in the Tampa Bay area and say he likely fled. Hillsborough County encompasses the greater Tampa Bay area.
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The Hillsborough Sheriff’s Department hasn’t identified the alleged victim and has tried to contact Sutton for two weeks before going public with the matter, Martello told The Detroit News. He said Sutton has a home in a nearby county and several vehicles, but he hasn’t been there and likely turned off or threw away his phone while avoiding local police.
The Detroit Lions issued a statement saying the NFL organization is aware of Sutton’s legal issues, is continuing to monitor the situation and has no further comment.