MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have issued warrants for two NFL players suspected of robbing several victims at gunpoint at a party in Miramar.
Quinton Dunbar, a cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, and DeAndre Baker, a cornerback for the New York Giants, are each facing four counts of armed robbery. Both men are from Miami.
According to Miramar Police, the armed robbery happened at around 11 p.m. during a party, Wednesday.
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One of the victims told police that he was outside cooking food when he heard a commotion inside. When he looked inside, the victim told police he saw Baker with a gun in his hand.
The victim also told police that Dunbar was helping Baker in the robbery, and the alleged robbers took $800 cash and a Rolex watch valued at $18,000 from him.
At the same time, police said another victim was walking in through the door of the home, and the first victim said “Baker directed the individual wearing the red mask to shoot him,” according to arrest affidavit.
The second victim told police that the unidentified assailant wearing the red mask robbed him of $7,000 cash and a Hublot watch valued at $25,000. He said Baker “pointed a gun at him, and he was in fear for his life.”
A third victim told police he was robbed of $4,000 cash and an Audemars Piguet watch valued at $17,500.
According to the arrest warrant, a fourth victim said Baker “pointed a gun at him and told him to give him all his money.” The victim was robbed of $600 cash and a watch valued at $600.
Multiple witnesses said they saw Baker armed with a firearm, but Dunbar was not armed with a firearm, the arrest warrant states.
One of the victims told police the alleged armed robbers got away in a Mercedes-Benz, a Lamborghini and a BMW.
In addition to the armed robbery charges, Baker faces four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.
Police said the two men got away with more than $12,000 in cash and watches worth more than $60,000.
A spokesperson for the Seahawks said in a statement, “We are aware of the situation involving Quinton Dunbar and still gathering information. We will defer all further comment to league investigators and local authorities.”
An NFL spokesperson said in a statement that the league is “aware of the matter but will decline further comment at this time.”
A spokesperson for the Giants said the team is aware of the allegations.
Michael Grieco, Dunbar’s attorney, said he has signed affidavits from witnesses who were at the party that are now recanting their stories.
“I have in my hand five affidavits from the same individuals that gave statements to the police saying that my client committed no crime,” Grieco said.
Grieco added that the five people are a mix of witnesses and alleged victims, and they came to him to recant.
“They’re saying that my client did not participate in any robbery, any assault,” Grieco said. “He did not collect any belongings and participated in no crime whatsoever and that he left the home and did not return.”
Police said they are unaware of any witnesses or victims who have recanted their stories, and those people are welcome to come to the police department to revise their stories. As of Friday night, they have not done so.
The morning after the alleged armed robbery, Dunbar spoke in a virtual press conference, where he expressed his excitement for the upcoming NFL season after being traded to the Seahawks in March.
“Their defense is who I am,” Dunbar said. “I mean, I’m out there clawing, as far as immeasurables and the type of mentality I have. My headspace is pretty much I really have no worries or nothing. I don’t live my life too serious.”
The players are expected to surrender themselves to authorities, 7News has learned.
No gunshots were fired during the robbery.
The two players will have to appear in court for a bail hearing once they have been arrested or they surrender themselves. However, the judge who signed the warrant for their arrest has stated that they will be held without bond.
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