Ex-Lions First Round Pick Shares New Details After Arrest For Disorderly Conduct, Public Urination

The Detroit Lions selected former Boston College Golden Eagles offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Cherilus started 12 or more games for five straight seasons before finishing out his career with the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On Monday, Cherilus responded to reports of his arrest early Sunday morning stemming from allegations that he drunkenly hit one man and urinated on an elderly woman on a plane that was scheduled to fly from Boston, Massachusetts to Dublin, Ireland.

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Cherilus, 40 was told by troopers to leave the plane but "became irate an uncooperative," police said.

He was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a flight crew and was arraigned on Monday in East Boston District Court.

"It's pretty egregious what you did, as alleged," Judge Debra A. DelVecchio told Cherilus.

On Monday afternoon, the Haiti native shared his side of the story, including an apology, on X.

"I'd like to address the media reports about me that surfaced today regarding a situation that occurred onboard a flight to Ireland this past weekend," Cherilus said .

"The flight was unexpectedly delayed for approximately four hours, and it did not take off until after 12:30 a.m.," Cherilus continued.

"In preparation for the unexpected overnight flight, I took a sleeping medication that I don't normally use, which resulted in behavior that is not representative of my character, and I would like to apologize to the passengers and the flight crew."

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