'Take Me To Jail!' What Patriots Ex Malcolm Butler Told Police in Arrest For DUI

Former New England Patriots cornerback, and Super Bowl XLIX hero, Malcolm Butler was arrested earlier this month on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former New England Patriots cornerback currently finds himself in some legal hot water.

As first reported by Target12 investigators police in North Providence, Rhode Island arrested and charged Pats Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcom Butler with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Both North Providence police and court records show the date of the arrest on March 16. Butler was officially charged with one count of DUI of liquor on March 21. The arrest occurred after officers saw a white Mercedes Benz at about 3:22 a.m. stopped in the westbound lane, blocking traffic on North Providence’s Mineral Spring Avenue. 

Jan 21, 2018; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) breaks up a pass.

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Per the report, Butler provided officers with a Mississippi driver’s license and said he was “coming from a studio in Providence where he was making music.” 

“While speaking with Malcom, I could detect a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his breath,” police wrote. “He also had extremely slurred and delayed speech along with severely bloodshot watery eyes.” 

The report continues to describe  Butler as “sweating profusely,” and when officers asked him if he’d been drinking alcohol, he told them, “just take me to jail.” Officers said the former Patriot/Titan was transported to the police station where he refused to take a chemical test. ... and that at one point he said, "Just take me to jail.''

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, March 27. 

Butler’s attorney, former Rhode Island House Speaker John Harwood, filed a motion to dismiss or suppress the charge, arguing Butler said his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and 14th Amendment rights under the Constitution “were violated.” 

“I think when they stopped him he wasn’t driving,” Harwood told Target 12. “He was off the road, and that he wasn’t driving tells me at least he was being responsible.” 

After announcing his retirement earlier this month, Butler had been enjoying somewhat of a renaissance within Patriots Nation, thanks to his involvement with “The Dynasty,” a 10-part AppleTV+ docuseries chronicling the Patriots two-decade rise to dominance. During the series’ latter episodes, Butler provides his thoughts on his fame-claiming interception, his controversial benching in Super Bowl LII and his time wearing a Patriots uniform. The 34-year-old appeared to be at peace with his decision and was looking forward to what lay ahead in retirement. 

“I am retired,” Butler told Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston. “I did the best I could do. Walking away from the game … I’m feeling comfortable. Everybody can do more, but I’m satisfied with my career. It’s time to move on and transition.”