Richard Sherman Now Faces 5 Criminal Charges After Being Released by Judge

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's office has filed five criminal charges against free-agent cornerback Richard Sherman.

The charges include driving while under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, resisting arrest, criminal trespass in the second degree and malicious mischief in the third degree. All five charges are misdemeanors and the latter two both carry domestic violence designations.

The charges come a day after Sherman was released without bail by King County District Court Judge Fa'amomoi Masaniai who called the NFL star a "pillar of the community" and noted that Sherman's arrest was his first.

Sherman was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of trying to break into his in-laws' home northeast of Seattle. He has no known criminal history.

Surveillance footage released by police showed the football player banging and kicking the door of his in-laws' home and yelling "Come through, b****."

He was initially charged with burglary domestic violence but those felony charges were later dropped to four misdemeanors.

On Thursday, Masaniai declined to set $10,000 bail as requested by prosecutors. He ordered that Sherman not have contact with his father-in-law, that he not use alcohol or nonprescription drugs and that he not posses a weapon.

Friday's charges indicated that prosecutors did not ask the judge to find alleged residential burglary, which is a felony and for which Sherman was initially booked, but they wanted to see Sherman charged with five offenses instead of the four that Masaniai found probable cause for a day earlier.

Prosecutors added the charge of reckless endangerment of roadway workers to their charging decision.

The charges filed on Friday are the first charges filed in the investigation.

According to police reports, Sherman had been drinking heavily and had spoken of killing himself late Tuesday when he left his home in a Seattle suburb. His wife, Ashley Sherman, called 911 to have police stop him.

He was arrested early Wednesday after police said he crashed his car into a construction zone along a busy highway and then tried to forcefully enter his in-laws' home.

His father-in-law, Raymond Moss, told officers that he armed himself with a handgun and fired pepper spray at Sherman through the partially opened door to protect his family as the NFL star was attempting to gain entry.

On Tuesday, Sherman released a statement apologizing for his behavior and thanked his wife, who issued a statement earlier this week calling Sherman "a loving father and husband" and saying that she is "committed to helping Richard get the support and care that he needs."

"I am deeply remorseful for my actions on Tuesday night," Sherman wrote in a post shared on his Instagram account. "I behaved in a manner I am not proud of. I have been dealing with some personal challenges over the last several months, but that is not an excuse for how I acted. The importance of mental and emotional health is extremely real and I vow to get the help I need.

"I appreciate all of the people who have reached out in support of me and my family, including our community here in Seattle," he continued. "I am grateful to have such an amazing wife, family and support system to lean on during this time."