Rae Carruth
American football player & convicted felon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rae Theotis Carruth[1][2] (born Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He played as a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Carruth played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning first-team All-American honors in 1996. He was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team.
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Born | Rae Lamar Wiggins (1974-01-20) January 20, 1974 (age 50) Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||
Other names | Rae Theotis Wiggins Rae Theotis Carruth Rae Lamar Carruth Rae Carruth Rae Lamar | ||||||
Occupation | Former professional football player (1997ā99) | ||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Criminal status | Released | ||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||
Parent(s) | Theodry Carruth (mother) Samuel Carruth (stepfather) Charles Wiggins (father) | ||||||
Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to commit first degree murder Discharge of a firearm into occupied property Use an instrument to destroy an unborn child | ||||||
Criminal penalty | 18 years and 11 months to 24 years and 4 months imprisonment | ||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Valley (Sacramento, California) | ||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||
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In 2001, he was found guilty of conspiring the murder of his then-girlfriend Cherica Adams, who was pregnant with his child. Including pre-trial confinement, he served 18 years of an 18-to-24-year sentence in the North Carolina state prison system and was released from the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina, on October 22, 2018.[3]