DETROIT — Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was charged Thursday in Florida with leading a plot to detain and pistol-whip three people he believed had stolen luxury goods and $100,000 in cash from him.
It turned out that the three, including Arnold’s personal driver, had nothing to do with the theft in February, investigators said.
Two people charged alongside Arnold have pleaded guilty in the attack and agreed to cooperate with Tampa-area authorities, court records show.
“Fame doesn’t get you out of criminal charges or our pursuit of justice and holding criminals accountable,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said.
Three men in their late teens were held at gunpoint, battered, pistol-whipped and robbed in a Tampa apartment on Feb. 4, police said. It was three days after Louis Vuitton bags and shoes, Rolex watches, a Bible, cash and more were reported stolen from Arnold at an Airbnb rental in Largo, about 20 miles west.