CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Cleveland Browns running
back Reuben Droughns surrendered to
authorities Wednesday for a night in jail after being charged with
domestic violence.
The 27-year-old Droughns was being held without bond until a court
hearing Thursday morning, Arapahoe County sheriff Patrol Capt. Mark
Fisher said.
Fisher said Droughns faces misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault
and harassment for an incident in this suburb south of Denver that
happened May 12, three days after a jury in Medina, Ohio, acquitted him
of drunken driving.
Fisher said Droughns had left the scene before sheriff's deputies
arrived. Droughns turned himself in and was arrested after deputies
contacted him through his attorney.
Details of the incident were not provided by authorities. Neither
Droughns' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, nor Browns spokeswoman, Amy Palcic,
returned messages left after hours.
Droughns, who signed a three-year contract extension with the Browns
earlier this year, rushed for 1,232 yards last season on 309 carries,
scoring two touchdowns. He was traded to Cleveland from Denver in March
2005.
Earlier this month, a jury decided Droughns was not impaired by alcohol
when an Ohio State Patrol trooper pulled him over Nov. 1. A breath test
showed Droughns had an alcohol level of 0.08, the state's legal limit.
Droughns was charged with failing the Breathalyzer test, driving under
the influence and traveling 50 mph in a 35-mph zone.
Droughns and his wife, Kellie, disputed the trooper's testimony that
Droughns was weaving, and Droughns said he was unfamiliar with the speed
limit in the area. Droughns said he drank three cocktails at a Halloween
party that night.
