Jabrill Peppers, safety for the New England Patriots, was arrested on October 5, 2024, facing multiple serious charges. The charges include assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of a Class B substance, reportedly cocaine. The arrest took place in Braintree, Massachusetts, following a disturbance call to the police.
The Patriots released a statement acknowledging the incident, but they have not provided further details. Peppers was already listed as out for the team’s Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins due to a shoulder injury. His arraignment was scheduled for October 7, 2024
According to TMZ Sports, Peppers and his girlfriend have entirely different stories about what happened.
Officials wrote in the docs that Peppers’ GF alleged the New England Patriots safety got violent with her at around 4 AM … after she got a phone call during intercourse with him that he didn’t like.
Authorities say she stated he demanded she leave his apartment — and pushed her out of the bedroom while they were both naked. Moments later, she claimed he “put his hands on her neck and pushed her head against the wall.” The whole time, she said he appeared “out of his mind and had a serious expression.”
However, according to the docs, the 29-year-old was adamant he did nothing wrong. Officials say he told them the woman became enraged with him when he refused to have unprotected sex with her.
“According to Jabrill,” authorities wrote, “[the woman] kept acting erratic and refused to leave. According to Jabrill, [the woman] fell by herself on the stairs because she was intoxicated. He denied pushing her down the stairs, and he said that she was making those allegations to destroy his career.”
Following an appearance in court Monday — Peppers’ attorney echoed those statements, telling media members, “We have evidence that completely contradicts the alleged victim’s story and I expect my client to be fully exonerated.”
Who do you believe?
