New England Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday morning and faces charges including assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine.
Peppers pleaded not guilty when he appeared in Quincy District Court on Monday, according to multiple reports. Details surfaced from the incident, which stemmed from an early morning disturbance call following an altercation between Peppers and his girlfriend.
The woman told Braintree police after the two had sex they got into a violent argument about someone who called her, according to court files shared by Boston 25’s Bob Ward.
“My (boyfriend) put his hand on my neck, smashed my head against a wall, then pushed me down stairs,” the woman told police.
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Police said the victim was treated by emergency medical services at the scene.
Peppers told police the two argued after sex and he asked her to leave, which she refused to do. Peppers denies choking her, hitting her head against the wall or throwing her down stairs.
Peppers’ lawyer, Mark Brofsky. said video and other evidence contradicts the woman’s complaint.
“He’s (Peppers) not going to comment now. But what I said in the court room, I’ll repeat: That we have evidence that completely contradicts the alleged victim’s story. And I expect my client to be fully exonerated,” Brofsky told reporters at Quincy District Court, per Boston 25’s Ryan Breslin.
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Peppers was named a Patriots captain before the season started. Peppers did not play in New England’s game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Peppers was ruled out Saturday, around the same time Peppers contacted Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo to tell him about the incident.
The Patriots released a statement regarding the incident and Mayo said the organization will gather more information.
