Lions CB Terrion Arnold to remain in custody until pretrial hearing

Police have accused Arnold of being the “primary conspirator” in a revenge plot against three men whom he believed robbed over $250K of personal property from his AirBNB rental unit in Largo, Florida, in February. Three days after reporting it to police, Arnold allegedly enlisted associates to lure those three men to an apartment, where they were detained and pistol-whipped. However, it turns out those men were not the perpetrators who stole Arnold’s property, according to investigators (via ESPN).

“He’s absolutely denying these allegations,” defense attorney R. Timothy Jansen said of Arnold on Thursday.

There are at least seven people facing charges, per ESPN. Two of Arnold’s fellow defendants agreed to plea deals on Wednesday, hours before he surrendered to a warrant at a Tampa jail. Three other defendants are also facing life sentences.

Arnold, a 2024 first-round pick, had been in line to compete for a starting job with the Lions this summer. Considering the charges against him, it is up in the air whether the 23-year-old will play again for the Lions or any other NFL team. For now, Arnold looks like a candidate to end up on the commissioner’s exempt list. If Roger Goodell chooses that route, Arnold would go on paid leave and would not be allowed to practice or play in any games.