Disturbing allegations emerge in Falcons rookie's arrest in Florida

New details emerged Monday successful the apprehension of Atlanta Falcons antiaircraft extremity James Pearce Jr.

Pearce was arrested extracurricular of Miami past week and is facing respective felony charges, including 2 counts of aggravated artillery with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking and fleeing oregon eluding police. Pearce was progressive successful a home quality with his WNBA girlfriend, Doral constabulary said.

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. (27) warms up anterior to the crippled against the New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2025. (Brian Fluharty/Imagn Images)

He posted $20,500 enslaved connected Sunday and was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Facility. He was ordered to enactment distant from his girlfriend.

Pearce allegedly crashed his conveyance into different car being driven by his woman and struck a constabulary serviceman portion helium tried to fly instrumentality enforcement, ESPN reported, citing a transgression ailment from the Miami-Dade County authorities attorney’s office.

The alleged unfortunate told constabulary that she noticed Pearce was pursuing her successful a achromatic luxury conveyance and erstwhile she stopped astatine a reddish light, the NFL subordinate tried to unfastened her vehicle. The unfortunate said she started to thrust toward the Doral Police Department, portion Pearce allegedly followed her. As she got person to the station, she said Pearce chopped her disconnected and collided with her caput on.

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. (27) against the Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Doral constabulary officers responded to the scene, according to ESPN. An serviceman reportedly pulled a weapon connected Pearce to effort to unit him to get connected the crushed and extremity the incident, but helium allegedly got backmost into his car and drove away. He allegedly struck an serviceman arsenic helium drove away.

Pearce aboriginal crashed his conveyance and was accused of resisting arrest.

"We look guardant to moving with the State Attorney's Office successful afloat investigating this lawsuit and uncovering the truth," Pearce’s lawyers told ESPN. "Mr. Pearce maintains his innocence and urges the nationalist to recognize that portion allegations person the powerfulness to signifier a narrative, that it is hardly the full, implicit story. We look guardant to vigorously defending our Client and stay assured that helium volition proceed contributing positively to some his squad and the assemblage helium serves truthful well."

The Falcons said they were "gathering much information" astir the incident, but look the determination of whether to support him rostered arsenic the authoritative commencement of the 2026 NFL play is weeks away.

Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. (27) is interviewed aft an NFL shot crippled against the New Orleans Saints, connected Jan. 4, 2026, successful Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)

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Pearce was 3rd successful NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year voting and was astatine the NFL Honors connected Thursday nighttime successful California.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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