Judge tells former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs' lawyers to get fire records on their own

A Las Vegas judge informed lawyers for former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III they need to get a subpoena for fire department records without her, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Ruggs' attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in court filings an unidentified witness informed them the fire department was slow to respond at the scene of the fatal car crash involving Ruggs that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor. However, Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum informed the attorneys that a court order from her isn't necessary. 

A Clark Country spokesperson countered that the fire department was not slow to get to the scene or to extinguish the fire.

Chesnoff and Schonfeld are also fighting to block prosecutors from accessing Ruggs' medical records, citing state privacy laws. Justice Baucum set a hearing for December to decide whether the records need to be released to prosecutors and the police.

Ruggs is due back in court on Dec. 16 for a preliminary hearing on charges of driving under the influence causing death or serious injury, which could get him up to 40 years in prison if he is convicted. He is also facing two felony counts of reckless driving and a misdemeanor weapons charge for the loaded gun that was found in his car at the time of the accident.

The 22-year-old was released from the Raiders the day he was arrested for his involvement in the fatal crash. He is currently out on $150,000 bail and under strict house arrest with electronic monitoring and four alcohol checks per day while the case proceeds.