Henry Ruggs Facing Over 50 Years In Prison If He's Convicted

Prosecutors officially levied the five charges against Ruggs at the hearing Wednesday and said afterward the former Raiders player could be locked behind bars for more than 50 years if he's convicted on all counts. Ruggs did not show up to the hearing his attorneys appeared in his stead and no pleas were entered. David Chesnoff, who's representing Ruggs in the case, urged the public after the proceedings to not "pre-judge" the 22-year-old. Another hearing on the case has been set for December. The 22-year-old, who's accused of getting drunk, speeding in his car and then killing a woman and her dog in a wreck in Las Vegas last Tuesday, has a hearing slated for 7:30 AM. the last time anybody saw Ruggs publicly was last Wednesday a little over 24 hours after his crash when he showed up to court for a bond hearing in a neck brace and a wheelchair. At that hearing, Ruggs was admonished by officials with a judge noting he'd never seen a case where the defendant was accused of traveling at such a high rate of speed.

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