REDMOND, WA. (THECOUNT) — A 911 caller who identified herself as, Ashley Sherman, told an operator that her husband, Richard Sherman, had consumed two bottles of hard alcohol and was threatening to kill himself shortly before the star NFL player was arrested on Wednesday in King County, Washington.
Richard Sherman, 33, was sending people text messages saying he was going to “hang himself,” according to his wife during the roughly 4-minute 911 call Wednesday.
|
Advertisement |
Sherman’s wife said the NFL star was “drunk and belligerent and threatening to kill himself,” according to the frantic audio, saying the millionaire had polished off one bottle of vodka and one bottle of Hennessy.
“I need officers here now!” the woman can be heard saying on the call. “He’s trying to leave now. In the house, he was being aggressive. He was wrestling with my uncle. He’s threatening to kill himself. He has sent text messages to people saying he’s going to hang himself,” reports TMZ.
“And, he’s saying that if the police show up — please don’t shoot is what I’m asking.”
The woman continued, “He said if the police show up, he’ll try to fight them.”
The woman then can be heard saying she was worried that Sherman was going to leave the home … telling dispatch, “It’s Richard Sherman! Like, ma’am, this is, like, a f***ing emergency! I need officers here now!”
It should be noted the 911 dispatcher appeared annoyed and frustrated multiple times with the woman on the call … telling her at one point, “Listen to me! I’m handling this! You need to stop telling me that!”
Sherman was arrested a short time following the call after cops say he tried to break into his in-laws’ home in Redmond, Washington.
Sherman, who was booked on a domestic violence burglary charge, was being held on a no bond order.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located 15 miles east of Seattle. The population was 54,144 at the 2010 census and an estimated 71,929 in 2019. Redmond is commonly recognized as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America – Wikipedia.