KEY WEST, Fla. – Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night, according to News 6 partner WPLG.
Phelps, of Cincinnati, was booked into the Monroe County jail just after 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to online records.
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According to the Key West Police Department, the 23-year-old drove into the Red Shoe Island Bistro at 411 Petronia St.
A post on the KWPD Facebook page states the “building and the vehicle were significantly damaged, but there were no injuries.”
A photo shared in the post shows a large hole in the side of the eatery.
Red Shoe Island Bistro posted a video showing the aftermath to its own Facebook page.
“No one was hurt by the car that drove into our restaurant tonight. Thankfully, we were closed,” the post reads. “It could’ve been really bad…Angels were looking out for us all.”
Phelps remained in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Key West jail facility as of around noon Thursday, online records show.
He’s facing a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence causing property damage.
Phelps was signed by the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2023 after playing college football for Ohio’s Miami University and the University of Kansas.
He has been on the team’s practice squad and hasn’t yet appeared in a game.
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