New york city Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was officially charged Friday with four counts of robbery with a firearm in relation to a May event, Florida officials announced.
Fox News David Aaro added to this report.
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He has because said sorry to the Giants. The group has not released a statement on the official charges.
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Bradford Cohen, Bakers attorney, has actually rejected the claims versus his customer and informed ESPN in July that he sent affidavits from witnesses at the celebration who stated the cornerback is innocent. Baker supposedly passed a lie detector test.
Authorities said some individuals at the celebration believed it was a planned break-in because there were three vacation automobiles strategically positioned to “accelerate an instant departure” after they were done taking particular belongings. Baker and Dunbar were likewise implicated of settling victims of the robbery.
On Friday, Cohen wrote in an Instagram message that the charges versus Baker were “disgusting.”.
Baker, 22, might face a minimum of 10 years and up to life in jail if he is founded guilty, the New York Daily News reported. Quinton Dunbar, who was also arrested in the Miramar occurrence, was not charged due to “insufficient evidence,” according to Broward County prosecutors.
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Baker and Dunbar were supposedly at a cookout on May 13 when a battle broke out and Baker supposedly pulled out a handgun, according to an arrest warrant. Baker supposedly took part in the robbery of several valuable watches, including an $18,000 Rolex watch, a $25,000 Hublot and an Audemars Piguet, according to authorities.
