Three-division world champion Adrien Broner was jailed for 30-days on Tuesday for being late a court appearance in Cincinnati, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Broner’s hometown paper, Broner was said to appear ill when he arrived and told Ruehlman that “somebody put something in my drink” the previous night. He added: “I don’t even drink. I didn’t drink last night.”
“You don’t look well. You look like you have a hangover,” Ruehlman said, according to a transcript of the hearing obtained by the newspaper.
Broner’s response, according to the transcript, was, “I have been sick all morning. When I finally got well, I called my lawyer.”
Ruehlman did not buy Broner’s story and told him, according to the transcript, “It’s not a good excuse. He looks like he’s drunk or hungover. To coin a little boxing phrase — you’re not ducking this one.”
Will Welsh, Broner’s lawyer, told the Enquirer that Broner accepted the ruling, adding “He certainly apologizes and understands why the judge was upset.”
According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office website, Broner was taken into custody at 12:45 p.m. ET. Part of Broner’s entry includes the comment, “Do not release under any circumstances per Judge Ruehlman.”
