Raiders defensive end Charles Snowden didn't know which state he was in when he was arrested for drunk driving in Nevada last month, according to video. 8 News Now Investigator Got it on Wednesday.
Snowden, 30, told Las Vegas Metro Police that he was in Florida at the time of his arrest on Dec. 10, saying he was “trying to go home,” as seen on body camera footage.
“Hey doctor, do you know where you are?'' said one police officer.
“I'm trying to go home,” said Snowden, who was wearing a Santa hat with “Raiders” written on it.
Before the officer asked if he knew what state he was in, Snowden said he was from Washington.
“Florida,” Snowden said with a nod.
“Do you know what city?” the policeman asked.
Mr. Snowden shook his head “no.”
One officer heard Mr. Snowden say: “I'm too drunk to stand still.” Meanwhile, another officer handcuffed him and forced him into the back seat of a police car.
Police documents say Snowden's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when officers found him asleep and unresponsive in the driver's seat of his SUV.
Snowden's 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee was propped up against a shopping cart in the parking lot, as seen in police body camera footage.
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A police report first obtained by 8 News Now investigators says Snowden was in the driver's seat of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that “nearly fell off a 4-foot-tall retaining wall.” The car's engine was running and the gear was in neutral.
Police said, “The driver woke up for a few seconds, looked around, didn't see any police officers, and went back to sleep.'' Ten minutes later, Snowden took off his seatbelt and turned off the car's engine. He added that he got out of the car. vehicle.
“But no one saw him driving.” I heard one officer say, After banging on the car window. “I think he's either very drunk or drunk. He's sick, what do you think?”
Another officer, who was not seen in the body camera footage, can be heard speaking, but it is unclear what was said.
“But it's not open and we didn't see him driving, so what do we do? … So as far as arresting him, we didn't see him driving. Well, obviously he has to drive to get here.”
Police were called to the scene after receiving a report of a “suspicious vehicle.”
“Mr. Snowden plans to enter a not guilty plea, and we will respond in the appropriate forum, the court of law,” Snowden's lawyers David Chesnoff and Richard Schoenfeld said in a statement.
“The Raiders are aware of the incident involving Charles Snowden and are in contact with the NFL and local authorities,” a team spokesperson said in a separate statement. “As this is a legal matter, the club will not be commenting further.”
An arraignment was scheduled for April.
