A King County, Wash. judge granted former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman deferred prosecution in his DUI case , which stems from a February 2024 arrest . The county's prosecuting attorney's office told ESPN that Sherman's DUI charge will be suspended in exchange for his agreement to fulfill court requirements.

Deferred prosecution in Washington requires defendants to state that their actions were the result of a substance use disorder or mental health issue. They must also complete two years of treatment. Once those terms are fulfilled, charges are dropped. Defendants still face five years of probation, however, and deferred prosecution counts as a prior offense in any future DUI cases.

State police arrested Sherman in 2024 for his second alleged instance of DUI in just over tw

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