NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) – Former Patriots participant Malcom Butler was again in court docket Thursday, pleading no contest to a reckless driving cost precisely two months after his arrest in North Windfall.
A North Windfall police officer in a police report stated he discovered Butler stopped on Mineral Spring Avenue close to 3:30 a.m. on March 16.
The officer stated he may detect a “robust odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his breath” together with “extraordinarily slurred and delayed speech” and “severely bloodshot watery eyes.”
The officer stated he arrested Butler on suspicion of driving underneath the affect after Butler refused a subject sobriety check.
Butler was charged with driving underneath the affect, a visitors violation, and refusal to undergo a chemical check. At his arraignment on March 28, his legal professional entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
As a part of his plea deal, Butler pleaded to the reckless driving cost as a substitute of the unique driving underneath the affect cost.
He was given a 30-day license suspension, utilized retroactively. Since his license was already suspended after his arrest, he’ll obtain no further suspension.
Butler performed 4 seasons with the Patriots earlier than leaving in 2018. He final performed within the NFL in 2020 and formally retired earlier this yr.
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