Richie Incognito
Strikes Plea Deal
… In Funeral Home Threats Case
4/2/2019 1:27 PM PDT
EXCLUSIVE
Richie Incognito struck a deal in his funeral home threats case — the one where he allegedly went berserk in a mortuary last summer — and will avoid time behind bars … TMZ Sports has learned.
We broke the story … the ex-Buffalo Bills OL was arrested in Arizona last August after he allegedly threatened to shoot staffers in a funeral home following the death of his father.
Witnesses allege the 6-3, 320-pound ex-NFL star blew up on mortuary employees … threatening to damage property and telling them he had guns in his truck.
When cops came … Richie denied the allegations — but they arrested the 35-year-old anyway … booking him for disorderly conduct and threatening/intimidating people.
But Richie cut a deal with prosecutors last week to have two of his charges — threats and damage to property — dropped in exchange for pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
Richie’s punishment? We’re told he was hit with 11 months of probation and a 90-day suspended jail sentence … which means he won’t have to serve a day behind bars if he does a mental health evaluation and completes anything recommended after that.
Incognito also has to pay fines, fees and restitution … and isn’t allowed to have firearms or visit the mortuary during his probation period.
Richie — who played 11 seasons in the NFL and made 4 Pro Bowls — retired from the league last April.