Former Raiders Wr Henry Ruggs Speaks At Parole Hearing Related To Crash That Killed Woman

Former Las Vegas Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs appeared in front of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners on May 11.

The 27-year-old, who is being held at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, was listed as one of the people being considered for a release, according to an amended agenda. Ruggs appeared via video conferencing from the prison.

Ruggs was the driver in a deadly car crash on Nov. 2, 2021 that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog, Max. The receiver was driving at speeds of up to 156 mph in Las Vegas on the night of the fatal crash and had a blood alcohol content of 0.161, more than twice the legal limit in Nevada, when his car crashed into Tintor's.

He was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in May 2023.

The Las Vegas CBS affiliate, KLAS 8 News Now, said it had the only television news cameras inside the room for the hearing and reported that the decision is expected on June 11.

There are seven commissioners on the parole board and Ruggs will need four of them to approve his parole. Only two, Sandy Schmitt and Lamicia Bailey, attended the May 11 hearings, according to KLAS. The remaining five are expected to review the information.

“In my 45 years, I’ve never chosen to speak before at a parole hearing,” attorney David Chesnoff told the commissioners, according to CBS. “I have heartfelt feelings that releasing Henry will be the right thing to do and a service to a lot of people moving forward.”

“I know I can never alleviate the pain I have caused,” Ruggs said at the hearing.

The hearing occurred nearly a year after Ruggs spoke at a Hope For Prisoners event in Las Vegas on June 17, 2025.

"I wish I could turn back the hands of time," Ruggs said when asked what he would tell the family in a video taken by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one that was escaping from something."

Ruggs later clarified he was "escaping" the pressure that came with being a first-round pick, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

"I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation, but the fact my face is always in the news, it's always in the newspaper," Ruggs said. "So they have to constantly be reminded of the situation, be reminded of me. Those memories have to continue to rise because of all of the fame and the notoriety I have, which I never asked for. I never liked. I would just tell them that like I said I deeply apologize for being a part of that."

Ruggs is eligible for parole beginning Aug. 5, 2026, according to records from the Nevada Department of Corrections.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Henry Ruggs, former Raiders WR, up for parole after felony DUI crash the killed woman