Ex-Lions Player Turns Himself In To FL Police On Felony: Sheriff

DETROIT — After running from the police on a felony charge for nearly a month, former Detroit Lions cornerback Cam Sutton turned himself into Florida police Sunday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Sutton, 29, arrived at the Orient Road Jail at 8:24 p.m. Sunday, six days after his attorney called the police department and said Sutton planned to turn himself in, according to the sheriff’s office.

"After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man has finally made the right choice to turn himself in," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Domestic violence has no place in our community, and no one is above the law here in Hillsborough County. My thoughts are with this woman as she continues to heal from this man’s gruesome actions."

Sutton assaulted a woman on March 7 in Lutz, Florida, and was subsequently charged with domestic battery by strangulation, according to the sheriff’s office.

After Sutton disappeared, police released the arrest warrant to the public on March 20. The Lions released Sutton from the team the next day.

Lions President Rod Wood told FOX 2 Detroit that Sutton was at the team's training facility on March 20 when police released the arrest warrant.

"We learned about the warrant the same way everybody else did, on social media, and we were able to speak with Cam because he was actually in our building," Wood told the news station. "He kind of showed up unexpectedly to work out."

Wood said Sutton then left the building, and the two sides had not spoken to each other since then.

If you or a loved one are suffering from a situation involving domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.