Attorney for former Florida Gator Quinton Dunbar speaks out on robbery allegations
Former Florida Gator Quinton Dunbar found himself making headlines for the wrong reasons on Thursday when news broke that he was involved in an armed robbery along with former Georgia defensive back Deandre Baker. Now, Dunbar’s attorney is speaking out to the media.
Dunbar’s attorney, Micahel Grieco, told David Ovalle of the Miami Herald that five witnesses attest that “Dunbar was in no way involved” in the alleged taking of jewelry and money from guests at a Wednesday night house party in Miramar, Florida.
“All of the affidavits indicate my client is innocent,” Grieco told The Herald.
According to the arrest warrant, Baker was armed and instructed at least two people to take valuables, including “luxury watches,” and cash from the party guests. Police said Dunbar was seen helping Baker.
Grieco further criticized Miramar PD for “tagging” the Seattle Seahawks account when tweeting the arrest warrant. Dunbar was traded by the Washington Redskins to the Seahawks in March for a fifth-round draft pick.
“I have never in my career seen a police department so excited about arresting a celebrity,” he commented to The Herald.
While the witnesses’ affidavits have been submitted to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, the Miami Herald report says police are still requiring Dunbar turn himself in to be jailed.
Dunbar, from Miami, played at Florida from 2010-14 as a wide receiver. After going undrafted in 2015, he managed to make the Redskins roster as a defensive back.
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“I can’t believe Miramar PD did a virtual touchdown dance without investigating further,” his attorney Michael Grieco tells me.
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) May 15, 2020
I’m not even gonna check but if the Miramar police posted online about this with anything other than the guy has a warrant out for his arrest… That needs to be looked at closely.
U of F
University of Felons
You realize,according to this article, that a former UGA player was the one with the gun, right…?
Now granted, all is not always what it seems and all the facts are not out yet, but to throw stones at a rival fanbase while someone from your own glass house was involved seems pretty foolish.
If this article stands as factual when everything is available, it would mean that one of your own was committing armed robbery and very possibly forced others to collect the items while he held a gun on everyone.
Attorneys for Baker and Dunbar are now both out with multiple affidavits saying their clients were not armed and did not do what they are accused of.
So there are two possibilities: They are innocent and were targeted because they are famous, or they are guilty but they quickly paid off witnesses.
I lean toward innocence for a practical reason and a logical reason. The practical reason is they are still active NFL players and should have no financial motive for robbing anybody. The logical reason is that if they were willing to destroy their lives for small change, they wouldn’t likely be able to pay off witnesses. A third reason is that these guys are reportedly not friends, just acquaintances.
I have no idea either way but athletes are not known to be the brightest. They do stupid sh** all the time that ends them up fired or in jail. I hope these 2 are not that stupid but would not shock me.
And not proof reading I sound to bright either. Wait I was an athlete too that got fired and ended up in jail so again I would not be shocked.
While it’s true that some college and pro football players do some really dumb stuff, these two guys were not in any trouble in college, and it just seems improbable that they would get into an argument at a party that somehow turned into an armed robbery.
Nothing surprises me in that sewer called South Florida