WPBN: Robert Quinn, a former defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, was taken into custody in South Carolina on Friday morning after authorities claimed he attempted to flee the scene of an accident.
According to jail records, Quinn, 34, was accused of reckless driving and fleeing the scene of an accident with property damage.
Just after two in the morning on Friday, police in North Charleston, South Carolina, arrived at a vehicle dealership in response to a collision involving a red truck.
Police were informed by the North Charleston Fire Department, which was the first to arrive on the site, that the suspect might be trying to flee the scene of the collision in a different vehicle.
Quinn was in the passenger seat of a white Dodge Challenger with its reverse lights on when the cops came. In a police report, the driver said she had been summoned by Quinn to “pick him up,” and she put the car in park.
Quinn had slurred speech, obvious facial and head injuries, and was combative when authorities demanded to see his identification, according to the police.
Quinn eventually gave the officers his identification, but before placing his wallet in his lap, he asked himself, “Where is my wallet?”
According to the police report, the car that appeared to be the cause of the collision was Quinn’s maroon Ford F-150, which was parked on the opposite side of the lot.
A blue Ford F-150 collided with another vehicle after Quinn’s truck struck the passenger side of a Honda Element, according to the police.
According to the report, Quinn refused officers’ requests to exit the Challenger by gripping the car’s door. Quinn was “escorted to the ground” by police after they pulled him from the car because he was attempting to flee from them.
Quinn told officers that she had met him earlier that evening at the gentleman’s club where she works, G-Club. Quinn had departed alone almost an hour prior to the crash, according to another club employee who arrived on the site.
According to police, they created a timeline of the collision using city cameras.
According to the police report, Quinn’s truck was observed drifting left on the road at around two in the morning on Friday. It then crossed a median and an intersection before entering the dealership’s grounds.
According to the police report, the accident was audible but was not captured by city cameras.
Around 2:03 a.m., according to the police, one person was observed strolling around the parking lot. A short while later, the individual made their way to a Valero gas station.
According to the police report, the individual is observed stumbling and falling multiple times as they make their way back to the dealership parking lot at 2:07 a.m.
According to the report, a white Dodge Challenger was spotted pulling into the parking lot approximately one minute later, at the same moment the fire crew arrived.
Cowboys Defensive End, Dallas
Quinn was traded from the Miami Dolphins for a sixth-round pick, and he played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019.
Quinn violated the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy, earning him a suspension for the first two games of the season. Upon his reinstatement, he was selected as the team’s starting right defensive end.
Quinn had two forced fumbles, 11.5 sacks, and 25 tackles at the end of the season.
The next season, Quinn agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal with the Chicago Bears.
Quinn spent six years with the St. Louis Rams after being selected 14th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He then played for Miami, Dallas, and Chicago before finishing his career in 2022 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Before playing collegiate football for the University of North Carolina, Quinn played football in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, where he was born.
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August 2012: Florissant, Missouri.
While playing for the St. Louis Rams, Quinn was arrested in July 2012 for driving under the influence in Florissant, Missouri.
On July 10, 2012, Quinn was engaged in a single-vehicle collision on an Interstate 270 exit ramp, according to Florissant police. He cooperated with the police during the arrest, according to the police.
Quinn was also accused of lacking insurance and failing to apply a high level of caution.
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August 2023, Summerville, South Carolina
Quinn was taken into custody in August 2023 in Summerville, South Carolina, after police discovered four abandoned cars in a subdivision had been damaged.
Quinn apparently got out of his car at one point, fought with a woman physically, and then fled the scene.
An accident report states that a Ford F-150 truck collided with many other cars. After searching the car, the responding police discovered an empty whiskey bottle on the floorboard of the passenger side.
The unnamed woman was seated in her driveway when the suspect struck two parked cars, according to the police report. The woman then told authorities that the driver got out of the truck and offered to buy her a beer.
Quinn was charged with four charges of hit-and-run property damage, third-degree assault and battery, hitting and running an attending vehicle, and damaging fixtures on or near a highway.
Quinn was arrested and taken to the jail in Charleston County, South Carolina. Records from jails indicate Quinn is scheduled to appear in preliminary court on February 27, 2025.
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