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NEED TO KNOW
- Jay Cutler will serve four days in Williamson County Jail as part of a plea deal following a DUI charge
- The former Chicago Bears quarterback has also lost his Tennessee driver’s license
- Cutler was arrested and charged with DUI, possession of a handgun while under the influence and implied consent and failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision on Oct. 17, 2024, though the gun charge has since been dropped
Jay Cutler faces jail time and will lose his driver’s license in Tennessee due to his 2024 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge.
Cutler, 42, pleaded guilty before a Williamson County, Tenn., judge on Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to WGN, WSMV and Fox 32 Chicago.
He is required to pay a $350 fine and serve four days at the Williamson County Jail beginning on Sept. 29, per WSMV. The former Chicago Bears quarterback will also be on unsupervised probation for one year and must attend a DUI safety class. His Tennessee license has also been revoked.
PEOPLE has reached out to an attorney for Cutler for comment.
The NFL veteran was charged with DUI, possession of a handgun while under the influence, and implied consent and failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision on Oct. 17, 2024, when police arrested him in downtown Franklin, Tenn. The gun charge was dropped as part of the guilty plea, WGN reported.
Following the DUI, he was released on $5,000 bond on Oct. 17, 2024.
At the scene, Cutler, in his white Dodge Ram truck, rear-ended a blue GMC on Bridge Street, WSMV reported.
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A Franklin Police Department press release from 2024 alleged that the officers who interviewed the former NFL star at the scene of the collision “noticed a strong odor of alcohol” on him.
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“Cutler was also slurring his words and had blood shot eyes,” the Franklin Police news release said. “Cutler refused field sobriety tests and was taken to a local hospital where a blood sample was obtained through a blood search warrant.”
Authorities then located “two firearms in his vehicle, including a loaded pistol,” the department alleges.
Cutler also allegedly attempted to flee the scene before offering to pay the driver of the vehicle $2,000 if he didn’t call the police, according to documents previously obtained by PEOPLE.
