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The people who hoped Henry Ruggs III could be paroled Thursday were confident he has improved as a person, regrets the accident that killed a woman in a car crash in 2021 and is ready to re-enter society. That wasn’t good enough for the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.
The board denied Rugg’s request for parole, and he may not get out until 2027, when a mandatory parole date is set.
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Former Raiders player Henry Ruggs waits in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on May 2, 2023. Attorneys announced a plea deal on felony charges related to a fatal crash in 2021. (KM Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s been nearly five years since Ruggs, a 2020 first-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders, drove his sports car at speeds of up to 156 mph and slammed into a vehicle driven by Tina Tintor.
Tintor, 23, and her dog, Max, were killed when their car burst into flames.
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Prosecutors said at the time that Ruggs was legally drunk. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.16, twice the legal limit, in a test taken within the required two hours of the accident.
Ruggs spent the evening of Nov. 2, 2021, at Topgolf, a Las Vegas sports entertainment venue, according to prosecutors.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III stands next to a Chevrolet Corvette involved in a fatal crash in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 2, 2021. Police said Ruggs was driving the Corvette when it struck another vehicle, killing a woman. He will be charged with DUI resulting in death. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. He was sentenced in August 2023 to a prison sentence of three to ten years.
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The prison sentence effectively ended Ruggs’ NFL career, although there have been whispers that he would like to attempt a comeback when he is eventually released. He would be 28 years old if he is released before the 2027 NFL season.
Ruggs, meanwhile, completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, participated in prison work and trustee programs, including a stint at the Nevada governor’s mansion during a state inmate work program, and expressed remorse for the incident.
Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs III appears in court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 22, 2021. He was ordered to wear an ankle monitor to measure his alcohol level after he failed a court-ordered test. Ruggs is facing DUI charges after a fatal car accident. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye-Pool/Getty Images)
It was apparently not enough for the board.
The Associated Press reported that Ruggs will go before the parole board again three months before his mandatory parole date of Aug. 24, 2027, according to Kathi Baker, executive director of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners.
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