Brother of Henry Ruggs speaks out on social media

The younger member of Henry Ruggs spoke retired connected societal media successful defence of the erstwhile Raiders prima portion offering condolences to the household of the deceased operator successful the clang that has him facing charges of DUI resulting successful death.

“(Praying) for the household of Tina Tintor, and her dog,” Kevontae’ Ruggs posted connected Twitter. “May God heal the hearts of everyone who was progressive successful her life.”

🙏🏾’ing for the household of Tina Tintor, and her dog. May God heal the hearts of everyone who was progressive successful her life. #WeAreHereForYou100% #PrayersForRudy #PrayersForHenry #PrayersForEveryoneInvolved #PrayersForMyFamily 🙏🏾💙

— Kevontae' Ruggs (@rip_lamexico) November 4, 2021

The station included hashtags offering prayers to Henry Ruggs and his girlfriend, who was besides injured successful the crash. Kevontae’ Ruggs besides requested prayers for his household and “everyone involved.”

Ruggs, who played assemblage shot astatine some Mississippi and East Mississippi Community College, archetypal posted conscionable a breached bosom emoji successful the contiguous aftermath of the clang Tuesday.

He followed it up with a representation of himself and Henry gathering connected the tract aft Mississippi played Alabama successful an SEC crippled with a supplication emoji and a bosom emoji.

🙏🏾💙 pic.twitter.com/R3NcXlisdG

— Kevontae' Ruggs (@rip_lamexico) November 3, 2021

Commenters connected the societal media tract rapidly criticized his amusement of enactment to his brother, prompting Kevontae’ Ruggs to respond.

“Would you accidental the aforesaid astir your child, brother, oregon parent?” helium wrote. “I tin warrant yours aren’t cleanable either. That’s his 1st mistake successful 22 years, however galore person you made successful life?”

Prosecutors said successful tribunal Wednesday Ruggs was driving his Corvette 156 miles per hr seconds earlier interaction astatine 3:39 a.m. Tuesday with a humor intoxicant level doubly the ineligible limit.

He was released by the Raiders aboriginal that day.

Kevontae’ Ruggs appeared to concisely explicit vexation with the onslaught of antagonistic attraction directed astatine his brother

“They don’t notation the bully you person done, oregon each the lives you person changed for the better,” helium wrote earlier deleting the post. “All the nonprofit organizations, nary of that. You brought assemblage offers to Montgomery, and gave maine my imagination car. I was hospitalized (three times) this year. Thank you for redeeming my life.”

The younger Ruggs indicated helium suffered from seizures and that Henry had been helping him done his aesculapian problems.

Henry Ruggs had conscionable announced implicit the play a foundation lawsuit for the Rod Scott Foundation for Nov. 15 successful his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama.

Scott was a adjacent person of Ruggs who was killed successful a single-car clang successful 2016 erstwhile helium was connected his mode to be a authorities hoops playoff game. Henry Ruggs, who was expected to beryllium with Scott that time lone to get sick and enactment home, raised 3 fingers to grant Soctt each clip helium scored a touchdown.

It’s unclear whether the assemblage nutrient drive, called “Another Level of Giving,” volition inactive instrumentality place.

Contact Adam Hill astatine ahill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AdamHillLVRJ connected Twitter.