Prosecutors to argue Lions' Arnold should be jailed until trial - ESPN

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold, who is facing felony charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, appeared at a hearing Thursday in Tampa, Florida, and was ordered held without bail until a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for Monday morning.

Prosecutors will argue at that hearing that Arnold should remain in custody without bail until trial, the Hillsborough County (Florida) District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Arnold briefly appeared in court Thursday by video as a judge announced charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy against the cornerback. The charges could carry a sentence of up to life in prison.

«He's absolutely denying these allegations,» defense attorney R. Timothy Jansen said in Hillsborough County court.

Arnold turned himself in and was taken into custody Wednesday night. Authorities accuse him of leading a plot to detain and pistol-whip three people he believed had stolen from him. It turned out, however, that the victims had nothing to do with the theft in February, investigators said.

Three men in their late teens were held at gunpoint, battered, pistol-whipped and robbed in a Tampa apartment on Feb. 4, police said, three days after personal property worth more than $250,000 was reported stolen from Arnold and others at an Airbnb rental in Largo, about 20 miles west of the city.

Arnold, 23, was the «primary conspirator» in the attack, police said in a statement.

Arnold denies involvement, according to Denise White, the CEO of EAG Sports Management agency, which represents the football player.

«There is no credible evidence linking Mr. Arnold to these allegations,» White said. «Instead, the government appears to be relying on testimony from multiple convicted felons who have