Cam Sutton Turns Himself In After Running From Authorities Over A Domestic Violence Charge For 3-Plus Weeks

Former Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton has turned himself in to local authorities.

At 8:24 p.m. EST, Sutton brought himself into the Orient Road Jail, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Local authorities had wanted Sutton since March 7 after reports of a domestic violence case, but Sutton had evaded arrest since then. After 24 days, he decided he was done running.

"After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man has finally made the right choice to turn himself in," sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement.

Detroit Lions team president Rod Wood said earlier this month that the Lions decided to part ways with the cornerback the day after his arrest warrant became public. He further added that he did not cut Sutton to clear more space for his salary cap.

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"We're just moving on. I want to make sure everybody knows, we didn't release him because of anything related to the cap or money that we may owe him. It was the right thing to do for the organization," Wood told ESPN.

Detroit Lions cornerback Cam Sutton celebrates a play against the Los Angeles Rams during the second half of the wild-card round game at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Jan, 14, 2024. © Junfu Han 

"We did release him with a post-June 1 designation, which will allow us to deal with whatever the cap implications are over two seasons versus one. And we're going to let the process between us, him and the union play out to determine exactly what happens. But money was not on my mind when we made our decisions."

Sutton was due to make a base salary of $10.5 million in the fall, but the Lions are looking to avoid having to fulfill those financial obligations. The June 1 designation allows them to spread out his dead cap hit of $8.7 million over two years.

The cornerback disappointed in his first season with the Lions, recording 65 tackles and just one interception.