Former NFL star Terrell Suggs is looking to move on after a tense 2024 Starbucks encounter led to his arrest—and now, newly released video footage confirms the heated exchange that put the former Baltimore Ravens linebacker in legal trouble.
The incident took place on March 10, 2024, at a Scottsdale, Arizona Starbucks drive-thru. According to reports, Suggs was attempting to reposition his car near the intercom when another driver claimed the former Super Bowl champion struck his vehicle. What followed was an aggressive back-and-forth that escalated into Suggs brandishing a firearm.
In the video, the man confronts Suggs about the alleged fender bender. Suggs, seemingly unfazed, responds with a blunt, “Back the f*** up!” The two men briefly exit their vehicles, exchange words, and return to their cars—only for tensions to flare once again.
After retrieving his coffee order, Suggs flipped the other driver off and challenged him multiple times, asking, “Do you want to go?” He allegedly used a racial slur before muttering, “I’ll kill your b**** ass.” The situation culminated with Suggs reaching into his vehicle and pulling out a firearm, which he dangled outside his window before driving off.
Following an investigation, Suggs was arrested a month later and charged with one count of threatening or intimidating and one count of disorderly conduct. However, after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of disorderly conduct in February 2025, the more serious charge was dropped. Suggs received 18 months of supervised probation, though the judge noted the term could be reduced to nine months with good behavior.
“This has been hanging on with me for a year,” the 42-year-old said in court during his sentencing. “It was a momentary bad decision. I’m ready to get on with my life.”
Suggs’ representative, Denise White, issued a statement to TMZ on his behalf, defending his actions while acknowledging his lapse in judgment. According to White, Suggs felt threatened after the other driver exited his vehicle and approached him in a confrontational manner. She emphasized that Arizona is an open carry state and that Suggs never pointed the firearm at the individual but displayed it out of concern for his safety.
“He recognizes that he should not have displayed his weapon,” White stated. “But his actions were solely in response to feeling threatened and were not intended to escalate the situation further.”
Source: TMZ
