Update: Video shows Riley Sheahan wearing Tinky Winky Teletubby costume, being questioned by police during superdrunk arrest

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Riley Sheahan, the Detroit Red Wings No 1 pick in the 2010 NHL draft who's currently with the Grand Rapids Griffins, was arrested Oct. 29 for driving with a "superdrunk" alcohol content more than two times the legal limit.

Sheahan, 20, was arrested and charged with driving with a blood-alcohol content of .17 or higher and providing false information after he was stopped going the wrong way on Ottawa Avenue, near Pearl Street, shortly before midnight on Monday, Oct. 29, according to Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Allen Noles.

The blood-alcohol charge, under what is also known as the “super drunk” law, could carry up to 180 days in jail with a conviction.

Sheahan pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing in Grand Rapids District Court on Nov. 6.



His arrest came a day after the Griffins played a game at Chicago. He did not play in the team's following game, a 3-2 loss Nov. 2 at San Antonio.

"We are aware of the incident and have been aware of the incident from the beginning," said Randy Cleves, the Griffins senior director of public relations. He said internal disciplinary action was taken on Sheahan, but he would not discuss details.

Sheahan, in his first full season with the Griffins, has three goals and an assist. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound center has played in 11 of the team’s 13 games. He also sat out the season opener Oct. 12.

Sheahan joined the Detroit organization after a successful career at Notre Dame. He had 25 points (nine goals) in 37 games as a sophomore with the Fighting Irish before turning pro at the end of last season. He played seven games in Grand Rapids, with a goal and an assist, and also played one game with the Red Wings on April 7.

It's not the first time Sheahan has been involved in an alcohol-related arrest. In 2010 he was arrested and charged with public intoxication and minor alcohol consumption in South Bend, Ind., when he was a freshman at Notre Dame.

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