Okay, so I kept hearing bits and pieces about CJ Stroud’s dad, you know, the Texans quarterback. People mentioned his dad was in prison, but nobody seemed to have the full story straight. Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to dig into it myself, just figure out what actually happened.
My first step was pretty basic, just jumped online. I started typing things like “CJ Stroud dad prison reason” or “what did CJ Stroud father do”. You know how it is, just throwing stuff at the search bar hoping something sticks. Got a bunch of headlines, some forum chatter, the usual mix.
Digging Through the Noise
It took a bit of sifting. Lots of articles mentioned it, but often just in passing when talking about CJ’s background. I had to piece things together from different reports. It wasn’t like one single place laid it all out super clearly at first glance.
Eventually, I started getting a clearer picture. His dad’s name is Coleridge Bernard Stroud III. The main incident people refer to happened back in 2015. It wasn’t just one thing, it was a whole mess.
Here’s what I found he was convicted for, based on several news sources:
- Carjacking
- Kidnapping
- Robbery
- And apparently, there was a misdemeanor sexual battery charge mixed in there too.
This all went down in San Diego. From what I gathered, he apparently jumped onto a woman’s car at a traffic light, ordered her to drive to a specific spot intending to use her to get some drugs, or something along those lines. It sounds like a really scary situation.
The sentence he got was heavy: 38 years to life. That’s a long stretch. Part of the reason it was so long, from what I read, is that this wasn’t his first serious run-in with the law. California has that ‘three strikes’ thing, and his past offenses really piled up against him this time.
So, yeah, that’s the gist of what I found out. It wasn’t some big secret, but the details were scattered. Just took a bit of searching and putting the puzzle pieces together from different news reports and articles I came across. It’s a tough situation all around, especially seeing how CJ has handled himself through it all.
