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Sturridge had publicly offered a reward for the safe return of his pet dog in July 2019 after revealing it had been stolen from his house in LA, but allegedly failed to live up to his promise when it was found.
Former Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge could be arrested after he failed to appear in a Los Angeles court over money he allegedly owes to a man who says he found his dog.
The former England striker, 34, publicly offered a reward for the safe return of his pet Pomeranian in July 2019 after revealing it had been stolen from his house in LA.
Foster Washington, an American rapper known as Killa Fame, took credit for reuniting Sturridge with his dog Lucci, but said he did not receive the promised payment, leading him to launch a civil lawsuit.
In December 2021, an LA court ordered Sturridge to pay Washington $30,000 (Ksh 4.6 million) following a default judgment, which came after the ex-Liverpool star did not respond to the complaint.
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The Manchester City academy product was called back to court last month for a ‘debtor's exam’, where he was meant to answer questions on his finances.
However, Sturridge did not attend and now, he has been served a bench warrant to arrest him, with a new set for November 30.
Sturridge posted about the dispute on X, formerly Twitter, following the initial court ruling in December 2021.
“Just to let you know the truth at Christmas. I met a young boy who found my dog and paid him a reward, which he was delighted with, as was I to get my dog back because he was stolen.
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“Other people are trying to benefit for their own personal gain. Thank you to the young boy once again. I’m very grateful Lucci is back with our family.”
Washington, who claims he has spent more than $10,000 on legal fees, told Mail Sport, “For me, it’s a point of principle. He promised me the money. It’s a substantial amount of money that could change my family’s life.
“He thinks he is above the law. He thinks because he’s rich he doesn’t have to respond to what’s going on. That’s why I had to have the judge issue a warrant so he has to pay the money."
Thomas Scully, Washington’s lawyer, added: ‘A lot of people just decide to ignore lawsuits for whatever reason and a lot of times they get away with it because they don’t have any money.
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“But it doesn’t seem that Daniel Sturridge should get away with it. He has the money to pay and he has the money to hire a lawyer. He just doesn’t feel like it.
“He probably doesn’t feel like he is beholden to California courts and so he is probably just going to continue ignoring it.
“But I have some other tools in the Californian civil procedure and I am going to keep on trying to pursue with that. This isn’t the end of the story. I am certainly not giving up yet.”
Sturridge’s last professional match was for Perth Glory in the Australian A-League in April 2022, although he has never declared he has retired.
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