Henry Ruggs III issues apology in first public statement since being incarcerated

Former Las Vegas Raiders and Alabama wide receiver, Henry Ruggs III was granted a special release on Tuesday evening to be a guest speaker at a Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas and used this appearance to issue an apology to the family of Tina Tintor, the victim who passed away, in a fatal car crash Ruggs was sentenced to at least three years in prison for.

Tintor was 23 years old when the accident occurred.

On Tuesday, Ruggs broke his silence and sent a message to the Tintor family.

“For one, I wish that I could turn back the hands of time,” Ruggs said. “I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one that was escaping something. I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation but the fact that my face is always in the news. My face is always in the newspaper. So, they have to constantly be reminded of the situation, be reminded of me. Those memories have to continue to rise because of all of the fame and notoriety I have, which I never asked for. I never liked. I would just tell them that I deeply apologize for just being a part of that, and I wish that they can meet the real Henry Ruggs and not one who was just running away from everything.”