Lions player Cam Sutton wanted in Florida for domestic violence
“It could be in Florida, it could be in Michigan,” officials said. “We're just asking anyone who has information on where he might be to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.”
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (FOX 2) – The Florida Sheriff's Office is searching for Detroit Lions player Cameron Sutton.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Sutton is wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred on March 7, just before 5 a.m. Sheriff's Office records show the 29-year-old cornerback is wanted on a charge of domestic battery by strangulation.
The incident took place at a home in the Lutz area, north of Tampa, Florida, said Amanda Granit, communications chief for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
“We learned that he was in a verbal altercation with an adult female at that home,” Granit said. “That verbal altercation turned into a physical altercation where the victim suffered multiple injuries to her head, neck, shoulders and that prompted the 911 call that came from that house.”
Cameron Sutton (Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)
Authorities have been trying to locate Sutton since then.
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“We know he has a home in a neighboring county here in Tampa. We communicated with him there, we communicated with him by cell phone, through an attorney,” Granit continued. “He could be in Florida or Michigan.”
The Detroit Lions released a statement regarding Sutton's injunction:
“This morning we became aware of the current legal situation involving Cam Sutton. We will continue to monitor the situation and will not be making any further comment at this time.”
Sutton played 17 games for the Lions last year, his first season in Detroit after spending six seasons in Pittsburgh.
The cornerback had one interception and 65 tackles in Dan Campbell's defense in 2023.
“Domestic violence has no place in our community or any community,” Granit said. “No matter who you are, no one is above the law. And that's really the message here today: that Cameron Sutton needs to turn himself in and we need to get to the bottom of everything that happened on the 7th.”
Anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 813-247-8200.