Prosecutors brought three felony charges against Atlanta Falcons player James Pearce Jr. stemming from an incident on Feb. 7 that police referred to as a domestic dispute with WNBA player and ex-girlfriend Rickea Jackson, according to a court document filed Thursday.
The Florida State Attorney’s office in Miami-Dade County filed charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, feeling and eluding police and resisting an officer with violence. A fourth charge of stalking was brought as a misdemeanor.
An additional charge of aggravated battery of an officer was dropped.
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