Richard Sherman was released without bail yesterday because he's a "pillar" of the community.
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And TMZ released footage of Richard trying to bust through the door at his wife's parents' house.
Apparently, he wanted to get at his father-in-law for some reason.
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(WARNING: The video contains profanity.)
Former Seattle Seahawks cornerback RICHARD SHERMAN was arrested yesterday morning after an incident at his wife's parents' house in Redmond, Washington.
Sherman showed up at the house sometime before 2:00 A.M. and tried to get inside. At least four adults were in the house. It's not clear if there were any children.
Sherman didn't get in, but he did some damage to the door. When police arrived, he was so unruly that they had to sic their dog on him. Sherman suffered some lacerations on his leg as a result. Some cops suffered minor scrapes.
That wasn't Sherman's only crime that night. Shortly before he arrived at his in-laws' house, Sherman drove his SUV into a closed construction zone, where people were actually WORKING. Police say it was "fortunate" that no one was hurt.
One of the workers called 911, and police found the vehicle in a nearby parking lot. It had significant damage from contact with a concrete barrier, and one of the wheels was almost completely off.
All of this actually started INSIDE the house. Richard's wife Ashley called 911 to report that her husband had drank two bottles of alcohol and was trying to fight her uncle and threatening to kill himself.
She also told them that Richard said he'd FIGHT the cops if they showed up. But she said he had no weapons, and begged them not to SHOOT him. Apparently, he left while she was on the call, then came back later.
(WARNING: You can listen to the call here, but it contains profanity.)
Sherman is facing several charges, including burglary, domestic violence, suspicion of resisting arrest, and malicious mischief.
There's no word if he was under the influence, but police did do bloodwork, and the results will determine if he's hit with a DUI. Whatever the case, he'll obviously be charged with SOMETHING, like hit-and-run or reckless driving.
He's currently in lockup, waiting to see a judge later today.
After his arrest, Ashley issued a statement saying, quote, "At this time we're going to make no statements, except he didn't harm anybody. My kids were not harmed in the incident. He's a good person and this is not his character.
"We're doing all right, just trying to get him out. I want people to know no one was injured."
Sherman is currently a free agent. He played the last three seasons for the 49ers, after spending his first seven in Seattle. He's 33 years old.
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