Overview
- Arnold surrendered to Tampa police on June 24 and was charged with four counts each of kidnapping and armed robbery, a judge set $1 million bond on June 29, and he was released from Hillsborough County jail after posting bond on June 30.
- The court ordered home confinement in Tallahassee, required Arnold to surrender his passport and barred contact with co-defendants or witnesses while declining an ankle monitor so he could attend permitted football-related travel.
- Prosecutors say their case rests on cellphone data, a group chat and a livestream of the February attack and on testimony from at least two co-defendants who have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate.
- The Detroit Lions announced Arnold’s release from the team after the bond ruling, leaving him to clear waivers before any new NFL deal and exposing him to possible salary losses and signing-bonus recovery by the club.
- The case moves into pretrial motions and discovery with high legal stakes if convicted, and the next developments to watch are prosecutors’ requests for electronic monitoring, defense challenges to digital evidence, and scheduling of trial-related hearings.