Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler arrested for suspicion of drunk driving

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Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcolm Butler was arrested earlier this month in Rhode Island after police said he displayed signs of drunk driving.

Documents obtained by Fox News Digital show that North Providence police pulled over the ex-New England Patriots defensive back at around 3 a.m. on March 16 after Butler was "stopped in the westbound lane of Mineral Spring Avenue, where stopping is prohibited and he was blocking traffic."

Butler claimed he was not drinking and driving after a visit to a recording studio, but police say he exhibited "extremely slurred" speech and his breath smelled of alcohol. He also had "severely bloodshot watery eyes" and was "sweating profusely in the face."

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Malcolm Butler of the New England Patriots intercepts a pass at the goal line late in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. on Feb. 1, 2015. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Butler refused to take a sobriety test and was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, and was released before 5 a.m.

Butler intercepted a go-ahead touchdown pass at the goal line in the final seconds of Super Bowl XLIX to secure the Patriots' 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler points during the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Nov 12, 2017.  (Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

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