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WWE Superstar Wrestler ‘Jimmy Uso’ Found Not Guilty Of Cantonment DUI
December 20, 2019
WWE superstar wrestler Jonathan Solofa Fatu of Cantonment, whose ring name is Jimmy Uso, has been found not guilty of driving under the influence.
Fatu was arrested on a DUI in July on Highway 297A An Escambia County deputy parked at Publix said observed a vehicle turn from Pine Forest Road onto Highway 297A, rapidly accelerate, and come very close to another vehicle. The vehicle’s speed was verified by radar at 86 mph in a 45 mph zone.
At 1:53 a.m., the deputy conducted a traffic stop on 33-year old Fatu in the area of Highway 297A and Brockwood Place, just south of Kingsfield Road in Cantonment. Fatu never took a sobriety test. He did not refuse but asked that his lawyer be present.
It took an Escambia County jury an hour to find Fatu not guilty.
“And that is what the jury system is for. A cop cannot convict you. A cop can arrest you but they cannot convict you and that’s why we took it to the next level and plead not guilty and set out for a case trial,,” Futu’s attorney Greg Whibbs said.
A speeding ticket Fatu received will stand.
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5 Responses to “WWE Superstar Wrestler ‘Jimmy Uso’ Found Not Guilty Of Cantonment DUI”
Well from the comments I can see Santa will not be going cheap on coal this year! Always nice to see the Angel’s out in force ” I never speed, I would never do that, I can’t believe someone would do that”! Please we all have done something wrong we all have went a bit fast at one time or another so get off the cross someone needs fire wood! And no ask any lawyer you never submit to anything and that is your constitutional right no matter what a license says a state can not strip you of your constitutional rights! Just saying some people better stay at the convent the real world would break em!
NEVER SPEED.
At “Just a comment” the report states that he did NOT refuse that he just asked that his lawyer be present.
Exactly! The speed limit is 45 MPH. How can anyone defend this disregard for the law?
So he wasn’t convicted of DUI. But why wasn’t his license taken for reckless driving. 41 mph over the speed limit on road that has had many deaths on it that’s the real question. Plus refusing a sobriety test is not an option clearly states that on your driver’s license that you must submit to one.