Richard Sherman's second DUI case to be dismissed after treatment

Caitlyn Freeman, The Seattle Times on Sep 23, 2025

Published in Football

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SEATTLE — Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman can avoid criminal prosecution if he completes a treatment plan in his second DUI case, a King County judge ruled Tuesday.

A Washington State Patrol trooper pulled Sherman, 37, of Maple Valley, over on Feb. 24, 2024, for going 79 mph in a 60-mph zone on Interstate 405. The trooper said Sherman was swerving between lanes.

Sherman refused to take a Breathalyzer test, but a blood test later showed a blood alcohol level of roughly 0.11. King County prosecutors charged Sherman in June with DUI.

Judge Peter J. Peaquin ruled Tuesday that Sherman can avoid prosecution if he completes a two-year treatment program. He also must abstain from using nonprescription drugs, alcohol or marijuana.

Jon Fox, Sherman’s lawyer, said the deferred prosecution represents his client’s willingness to work through his issues with alcohol.

“It is not a treatment program for alcoholism, but it is comprehensive,” Fox said in an emailed statement. “As allowed by law, the granting of the deferred prosecution represents the judge approving what has been proposed, which takes five years. On successful completion and strict compliance, Mr. Sherman will have earned the dismissal of the charges.”

Casey McNerthney, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office, said the state has no say on whether a defendant gets granted deferred prosecution.

“It’s pursuant to state law,” McNerthney said in an email. “So there was no special treatment one way or the other here.”

Sherman was previously arrested for investigation of driving under the influence and four other misdemeanor charges, following an incident in July 2021 where he crashed his car in a construction zone in Redmond.

Sherman pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor offenses and admitted to a traffic infraction in March 2022 as part of a deal with King County prosecutors. He was placed under court supervision for two years and ordered to attend a DUI victim panel.

After an 11-year career in professional football, Sherman transitioned into commentary. Sherman was a co-host on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” and he’s now an analyst for Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football.” He played for the Seahawks from 2011 to 2017, where he was a fan favorite on a team that reached the Super Bowl twice and won once.