The trouble continues for New York Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson. Richardson, already suspended for the first four games of the 2015 NFL season after violating the league's substance abuse policy - it was later reported that Richardson's suspension came as a result of marijuana use - is now facing charges of resisting arrest and "various traffic violations" stemming from a "high-speed road race" on Highway 40 in Missouri on July 14, according to Mark Schlinkmann of STLToday.com.
Richardson has also been charged with exceeding the speed limit, following too closely, failing to use lights and failing to obey a traffic signal.
"St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar said Richardson, 24, a St. Louis native and former University of Missouri star, was driving a 2014 Bentley Silver Spur that was clocked by police as going as fast as 143 mph.
"He said as officers attempted to stop Richardson's car and the other vehicle along the highway, Richardson increased his speed, drove off the highway, and sped through a traffic light to try to get away.
"Officers ended up arresting him when he pulled into the driveway of a home in a nearby neighborhood. Lohmar said Richardson then complied with the officers' demand to get out of the vehicle."
Richardson was accompanied in the car by two other men and a 12-year-old child.
Per Lohmar, via, Schlinkmann, resisting arrest is a misdemeanor that carries a potential penalty of up to a year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
Richardson played collegiately at the University of Missouri and owns a home in the nearby area.
