LAS VEGAS (AP) – Following his arrest on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge in Las Vegas, Charles Snowden, a football player for the Las Vegas Raiders, was released from police custody on Thursday, with a court hearing scheduled for April.
According to court documents and police reports, Snowden, a 26-year-old first-year defensive end, was taken into custody early Tuesday after Las Vegas police were called to a suspicious car near a busy crossroads southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.
His lawyers, Richard Schonfeld and David Chesnoff, confirmed the arrest, and the Raiders announced on Thursday that they were communicating with local authorities and the NFL over the Charles Snowden incident.
According to the official statement, the club will not comment further because this is a legal concern.
Whether Snowden’s status with the team would change as a result of the arrest was unclear at first. He participated in Sunday’s loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida, as well as every other game this season. The Raiders will host the Atlanta Falcons in Las Vegas on Monday.
The Raiders were in communication with league authorities, according to NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy. Alcohol misuse is considered harmful to the league’s reputation and public trust, according to league regulation, which also permits Commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend a player for three games without pay for a first infraction.
Since the Raiders relocated from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2020, a number of players have been detained on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The arrest and conviction of wide receiver Henry Ruggs, a former first-round draft pick, following a high-speed, flaming crash that killed a woman and her dog on a city street in November 2021, left the team and the town with scars. Ruggs, who is now 25 years old, pleaded guilty to felony DUI and other offenses in 2023 and was given a sentence of three to ten years in state prison.
Roderic Teamerin, a backup defensive safety, was released by the Raiders in November 2023 following his arrest in Las Vegas on minor charges of speeding and driving under the influence. According to the records, Teamer paid $1,000 in fines and penalties, entered a no contest plea to reckless driving in July, and had additional accusations against him dropped.
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This report was written by Mark Anderson, an AP Sports Writer.
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