Henry Ruggs apologizes to victim's family during temporary release from prison

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Former first-round draft pick Henry Ruggs was on a special release from prison on Tuesday to attend at Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas, just a few miles away from where he killed a woman while driving drunk at 156 mph.

Ruggs was the 12th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, but just days after his 20th NFL game, he killed Tina Tintor and her dog in the fiery crash.

Ruggs was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison in August 2023, with the possibility of parole in August 2026.

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Former Raiders player Henry Ruggs, center, waits in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Attorneys for Ruggs announced a plea agreement on felony DUI charges in connection with a deadly crash in 2021.  (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Nearly four years after the fateful night, though, Ruggs offered an apology to Tintor's family at the event.

"One, I wish I could turn back the hands of time," he said at the event, recorded 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. 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. So they have to constantly be reminded of the situation, be reminded of me."

Ruggs apologized at his sentencing hearing, adding that his behavior was "not a true reflection" of who he is. 

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs, middle, appears in court with his attorneys Michael Schonfeld, left, and David