New York Giants CB DeAndre Baker surrenders to Florida police on armed robbery charges

DeAndre Baker surrendered to South Florida authorities Saturday, two days after warrants were issued for the New York Giants cornerback and fellow NFL player Quinton Dunbar, who were both accused of armed robbery during a party Wednesday.

Baker turned himself in to the Broward County Jail for four counts of armed robbery with a counts firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, according to jail records.

"We believe our client is innocent of all charges," Baker's attorney, Bradford Cohen, told ESPN. "We urge people not to rush to judgment. We have affidavits from several witnesses that exonerate my client."

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Reports are correct that Deandre turned himself in this morning. I am a believer in the system and that if everything works the matter will be appropriately resolved. Both my client and I have felt @miramarpd and the Detective working the case, were accommodating and went out of their way to assure Mr Bakers privacy during this hard time. That is not just lip service, it is fact,, and we appreciate it. This is my 23rd year in practice defending those who I feel are wrongly charged or wrongly treated. That doesn't mean that all police officers are bad or all are good. We all have jobs to do and I believe we all do them to the best of our ability. Police reports are just that, reports of what was told to them or said to them. Court is what we use to then examine those reports, investigate those claims and allow the Defendant an opportunity to confront the evidence. Don't rush to judgement.

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Cohen said he had several affidavits from witnesses exonerating Baker, ESPN reported.

The Miramar Police Department issued the warrants for both men just after 7 p.m. Thursday.

Dunbar, a cornerback who played for the Washington Redksins last season, has not turned himself in, according to ESPN.

“Nobody is running from this,” Michael Grieco, Dunbar’s attorney, told the sports network. “My client is innocent. I don’t want him to do a minute in jail for this. If we decide that he will turn himself in, then he will do so."

According to the arrest warrants, Baker and Dunbar are accused of forcefully stealing money and watches while armed with semi-automatic firearms. Dunbar is accused of intentionally threatening victims with a gun, ESPN reported.

Both players are from Miami.

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