PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - Former Patriots star Malcolm Butler faced a judge in Rhode Island Thursday.
Butler was arrested in North Providence on March 16 and charged with driving under the influence, a traffic violation, and refusal to submit to a chemical test.
His attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Police encountered Butler allegedly stopped in the traveling lane of a street in North Providence, where police say they could detect a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his breath” along with “extremely slurred and delayed speech” and “severely bloodshot watery eyes”.
Officials said Butler refused a field sobriety test and was then placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI.
Butler played four seasons with the Patriots, including making the game-winning interception in the 2015 Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks.
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