BOSTON — Former New England Patriots cornerback and Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcom Butler was arrested and charged with a DUI earlier in March, according to North Providence Police Department.
Butler, whose late-game interception clinched New England’s fourth Super Bowl in 2015, was reportedly observed blocking a lane of traffic in a stopped car in Providence around 3:30 a.m. on March 16. An officer, according to court documents cited by CBS News, noticed “a strong odor of alcoholic beverage” coming from Butler’s breath when speaking with him.
The former defensive back was also reportedly “sweating profusely” with “slurred and delayed speech” and “severely bloodshot watery eyes.