"Law enforcement charged Pearce, 22, with a slew of possible crimes, according to online court records: two counts of felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, one count of felony aggravated stalking, one count of felony fleeing from officers, one count of felony aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and one count of misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence."
"Pearce and Jackson went public with their relationship at last year's NFL Draft, when the Falcons took Pearce with the 26th pick overall and the cameras showed Jackson by her boyfriend's side. Both were star athletes at the University of Tennessee, Pearce in football and Jackson in basketball. Since then, Pearce played his rookie NFL season, notching 10.5 sacks and a combined 26 tackles, and finishing third in the voting for defensive rookie of the year."
James Pearce Jr. was arrested in South Florida after a police chase and crash in a residential neighborhood captured on cell phone video. Pearce faces multiple charges including two counts of felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, felony aggravated stalking, felony fleeing from officers, felony aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and misdemeanor resisting an officer without violence. The incident followed a domestic dispute at the Doral police station involving Pearce and girlfriend Rickea Jackson, after which Pearce left the station in Jackson's car and officers pursued. A Miami-Dade judge set bond at $20,500 and ordered Pearce to stay away from Jackson. Pearce and Jackson publicly revealed their relationship during the NFL Draft; both starred at the University of Tennessee. Pearce recorded 10.5 sacks and 26 combined tackles as a rookie and finished third in defensive rookie of the year voting.
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