Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Cory Kinnan

Browns practice squad DE arrested for drunk driving after hitting building

It’s the dead period of the offseason with no football activities, but the news is not dead in Northeast Ohio as Cleveland Browns practice squad defensive end Lonnie Phelps is in some hot water.

Players have gone their separate ways until training camp, and for Phelps, that means Key West, Florida. And all is not well for the former Kansas Jayhawk as he has been arrested for drunken driving and criminal damages after driving his car into a high-end restaurant while under the influence of alcohol.

According to the charge sheet, Phelps also refused to cooperate as he was unwilling to take a breathalyzer test. The damages to the restaurant are estimated at $300,000.

An offer for Browns fans

For the best local news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to the Akron Beacon Journal.

The owner of the restaurant added:

“Had it been opened… several people could have been seriously injured or killed. He said the front end of the SUV crashed into the restaurant after the vehicle drove over a sidewalk and missed a palm tree” (via Cleveland dot com).

The Browns have not commented on the situation yet.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.