Hall Of Fame Running Back Edgerrin James Issued Warrant For Failing To Appear In Court

Recent inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Edgerrin James, found himself in some trouble this week.

Due to a business dispute regarding One Cigar Lounge in Atlanta, James had been ordered to appear in court. But now that the former running back hasn’t shown, he was slapped with a bench warrant.

Per PFT:

On February 17, Judge Rachel Krause issued a court order requiring James to appear in court today, March 3, to show cause regarding his failure to comply with a past order to provide responses to discovery requests filed following the issuance of a judgment in the case. She previously issued a standing fine of $1,000 per day for James’s ongoing failure to comply.

“To date, nearly 140 days has passed and Defendant has not complied with the Court’s order,” the February 17 order explains. This translates to fines of roughly $140,000 — and that was two weeks ago.

The February 17 order explains that James must appear in person, and that the failure to do so would result in the issuance of a warrant for his arrest. James, per a source with knowledge of the situation, did not appear. This means that he’s now facing an arrest or not showing up.

Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James faces a bench warrant for his arrest, due to chronic failure to comply with court orders in a business dispute. https://t.co/PQWta4Gp7b

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 3, 2022

It’s currently unclear why Edgerrin James has failed to answer the bell on this particular matter. But we suppose that it’s entirely possible that his lawyers never properly made him aware of the situation at hand.

During his Hall of Fame career, James rushed for over 12,000 yards, and finished with 80 touchdowns after spending the bulk of his time with Peyton Manning on the Colts’ dynamic offense.

We’ll keep our eyes peeled to see if any of this Cigar Lounge stuff amounts to anything with Edgerrin James.

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