Isaiah Buggs, former Alabama football star, arrested again in Tuscaloosa

Former Alabama Football star and Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs was arrested again in Tuscaloosa Sunday, according to county jail records.

According to Tuscaloosa County Jail logs, Buggs was arrested Sunday on charges of second-degree domestic violence and second-degree burglary and is being held on a 24-hour domestic violence hold with bond set at $5,000.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department issued a statement Sunday that Buggs was arrested after officers responded to a 911 call placed at 5:28 a.m. Sunday from the 1600 block of Mimosa Park Road.

As a result of that investigation, police say, Buggs was charged domestic violence and burglary and taken to the Tuscaloosa County Jail. Both charges are Class B felonies.

Tuscaloosa police say more details will be available through court documents on Monday.

Buggs has been charged numerous times in Tuscaloosa this year, including allegations that he shoved Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley, pushing him into several officers.

Last month, Buggs was booked on animal cruelty charges after two “severely malnourished, emaciated, and neglected” dogs were found at a rental home in Tuscaloosa after he had moved out.

Buggs, through agent Trey Robinson, stated that the dogs were not his and that he was unaware they were still at the rental property.

Robinson did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday’s arrest, but said previously that Buggs’ arrests were part of a “subversive campaign to force the close of his local business Kings Hookah Lounge.”

Buggs was arrested twice for misdemeanors at the Kings Hookah Lounge, including the incident after the 2024 Alabama A-Day game in which Buggs allegedly shoved Blankley.

According to police records, officers responded to the lounge in the early morning hours of April 14, after complaints that parking from the lounge had spilled into other businesses.

Authorities reportedly counted 283 people in the club, well over its maximum capacity of 83.

Officers made contact with Buggs, who was given a citation for overcrowding in violation of fire codes.

Buggs, records state, became irate and said, “These boys better not touch me,” and “I’m not going in handcuffs.”

Buggs started to walk away, and the police chief put his hand on Buggs shoulder to escort him back into the building.

“Buggs turned around and shoved Chief Blankley into several officers,’’ records state. A scuffle ensued, and it took several officers to put Buggs into handcuffs.

No one was injured.

Buggs was charged with resisting arrest and two outstanding writs on violations from 2023 involving overcrowding at the lounge and a violation of the ordinance “alleys kept free of rubbish/trash.”

The following week, Buggs was allegedly again involved in an incident at the lounge.

A woman named Jamira Jackson said that on April 23, she was leaving the lounge when Buggs and his brother both were yelling at her to leave.

Detarion Buggs, according to charging documents, threw a cup at Jackson’s car which bounced back and hit her in the face. One of the brothers got mad because they thought Jackson was rolling her eyes, and Detarion Buggs said, “Alright, I got something for that,’’ and pushed Jackson.

Records state Isaiah Buggs was already holding a gun and his brother went and got a gun. Both pointed the guns at Jackson’s car and told her to leave.

She left and later filed a police report, saying she didn’t call police that night because it was “too hectic.” Officers noted a small mark below her eye where the cup is believed to have hit her.

Buggs was charged with menacing.

Then, on April 25, he was charged with aggravated assault. While he was being served with the menacing warrant, authorities say, Buggs reached into his pocket and had a gun.

Buggs, 28, played for the University of Alabama in 2017 and 2018, including a 2018 College Football Playoff Championship win.

Buggs re-signed with the Chiefs on Feb. 14 after joining Kansas City’s practice squad in time to go to Super Bowl LVIII with the team last season.

Buggs spent most of his 2023 season with the Detroit Lions before being released on Jan. 2. He signed with the Chiefs two days later.

A sixth-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, Buggs had played 433 defensive snaps in 29 games in three seasons with Pittsburgh when the Steelers released him the day before their finale for the 2021 campaign.

Signed by the Lions just before training camp in 2022, Buggs played in all 17 games, with 13 starts, for Detroit that season. He recorded 46 tackles, one sack, 10 quarterback hits, two pass breakups and one forced fumble while on the field for 755 defensive snaps.

*Updated with additional details from Tuscaloosa police.