ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to reduced charges connected to a high-speed police chase in suburban St. Louis.
A St. Charles County judge sentenced the former University of Missouri star Tuesday to two years of probation and community service after his July arrest for driving a Bentley Silver Spur at 143 mph on an interstate highway near his offseason home. The five misdemeanor charges included one for resisting arrest.
Richardson’s guilty plea to the most serious offense will be expunged if he successfully completes probation.
Richardson was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.