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Star NFL linebacker James Pearce Jr is behind bars in Florida after fleeing a domestic dispute and crashing his car while being chased down by police.
The Atlanta Falcons rookie, 23, was arrested on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (two counts), aggravated stalking and fleeing/eluding police in Doral County.
Local 10 News first reported the news of the arrest, which occurred after a dispute between Pearce and his WNBA star girlfriend Rickea Jackson.
Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez confirmed the identity of both parties involved, with Pearce fleeing and later crashing at Northwest 103rd Avenue and 66th Street, before being cuffed and taken to jail.
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