Two days after former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested for driving under the influence, Las Vegas Metro Police on Thursday released body camera footage of the traffic stop.
The videos show Lynch, 36, speaking to police through an open door on the driver’s side of his car. When officers ask him to step out of the vehicle, Lynch refuses to comply, leading them to forcibly remove him from the car.
“The car’s not on, the car’s not going,” Lynch is heard saying to an officer.
“Right now, if you don’t get out of the vehicle, you’re going to be charged with obstructing an investigation,” an officer tells him. “That is a criminal offense and you will go to jail.”
Lynch asks for further explanation, which is not given, before officers pull him out of the car, which Lynch reportedly told cops he stole.
Lynch was arrested at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. According to 8 News Now, officers said he was “asleep behind the wheel with the vehicle in an undriveable condition.” A tire was missing from the car’s left front wheel, and the back left tire appeared to be flat.
Lynch is facing charges of DUI, failure or refusal to surrender proof of insurance, driving an unregistered vehicle and failure to drive in a travel lane. His court date is Dec. 7.
He was also arrested in 2012 for DUI in California and pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving in 2014 before settling the case.
The Seahawks hired him as a special correspondent for the team for the 2022-23 season, though it’s unclear how or if the arrest will affect that role.
