Legal professionals for Henry Ruggs say a just lately circulated social media video of the previous Raiders extensive receiver doing agility drills was filmed earlier than the deadly November 2021 crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor.

The video, which seems to have originated from a content material firm referred to as Chilly Turkey Productions, has been picked up by a number of TikTok and Instagram accounts. A number of blogs even have posted tales concerning the video, which reveals Ruggs doing fast footwork drills earlier than sprinting ahead on a area.

A caption on one of many movies says “Henry Ruggs Is Again On The Area Working Out,” suggesting the exercise was current.

“It’s unlucky and mean-spirited that this sort of speculative reporting happens,” the regulation agency of Chesnoff & Schonfeld instructed the Evaluation-Journal in an announcement. “It does actual hurt to all folks impacted by the case.”

Ruggs has been charged with felony counts of DUI leading to dying, DUI leading to substantial bodily hurt and two counts of reckless driving leading to dying or substantial bodily hurt in reference to the crash. Earlier this month, his preliminary listening to on the matter was delayed to Oct. 12.

Ruggs, 23, was driving 156 miles per hour seconds earlier than the crash, in line with prosecutors, and his blood-alcohol degree examined at 0.16 %, twice the authorized restrict for drivers in Nevada.

Ruggs was launched from the Raiders hours after the crash.

It is a growing story. Examine again for updates.

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