Former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs set to go before parole board for fatal DUI

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FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs arrives in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2021. A court hearing was postponed Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in the case alleging Ruggs caused a fatal crash while driving his sports car drunk at 156 mph last November on a residential street. A prosecutor and defense attorney told a Las Vegas judge that a crucial police report has not been completed about the rear-end wreck last Nov. 2 that sparked a fire that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her pet dog, Max. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

By: KTNV Staff

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A former Las Vegas Raiders receiver involved in a fatal crash is set to have his parole hearing Monday morning.

According to documents obtained by Channel 13, Henry Ruggs III is included in the list of inmates set to go before the Nevada Board of Parole on May 11.

In May 2023, Ruggs pleaded guilty to felony DUI causing death and vehicular manslaughter for the death of 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog in November 2021.

Watch that court hearing here:

Henry Ruggs III accepts plea deal in fatal DUI case

Last summer, Ruggs was granted a special release from prison to speak at a "Hope for Prisoners" event at the Billy Walters Center for Second Chances.

WATCH | During the event, Ruggs apologized to the family of 23-year-old Tina Tintor:

Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs granted special release to speak at prisoner rehabilitation event

"One that I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs, and not the one that was escaping from something," Ruggs said. "I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation, but that fact that, not to take a shot at you, but the fact that my face is always in the news. My face is always in the newspaper, so they have to constantly be reminded of the situation."

He is currently serving his 3 to 10-year prison sentence.

Per the Parole Board, Ruggs should find out the ruling sometime by mid-June.