BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and different costs, with police saying Peppers attacked a girlfriend after she acquired a cellphone name whereas they had been in mattress collectively.

Peppers, 29, appeared for his arraignment Monday in Quincy District Courtroom. Not responsible pleas had been entered on the fees, which included assault and battery with a harmful weapon and possession of a Class “B” substance believed to be cocaine, court docket paperwork present.

Braintree police mentioned they had been known as to a house for an altercation between two individuals early Saturday. Peppers pushed the lady to the bottom, shoved her head right into a wall, and put his palms round her neck to strangle her, in line with the paperwork.

The girl instructed police Peppers choked her no less than six occasions and compelled her out of the house. Police mentioned she refused to go to a hospital and was handled on the residence for her accidents.

Peppers answered the door shirtless, nodding his head and telling police, “I do know what’s going on,” in line with the paperwork. He was arrested with out incident.

Police mentioned they discovered a transparent plastic bag on the residence containing a white powder, which later examined constructive for cocaine.

Peppers posted $2,500 bail. His subsequent court docket date is scheduled for Nov. 22, however he was allowed to waive his look.

In court docket, Peppers’ lawyer, Marc Brofsky, mentioned proof “sheds actual doubt on the allegations, together with videotaped proof.” He mentioned Peppers agreed to not have contact with the lady.

Coach Jerod Mayo instructed reporters Monday the group remains to be gathering data on Peppers’ arrest. He mentioned Peppers will probably be allowed on the Patriots’ services for now.

“We don’t know sufficient to say he shouldn’t be within the constructing,” Mayo mentioned, including that the Patriots had been made conscious of Peppers’ arrest the morning it occurred.

The state of affairs has been addressed with the workforce, which has a number of captains on offense and protection. Mayo mentioned “gamers have to learn about it, and so, we will be taught from no matter occurred.”

He mentioned the group ought to be taught extra over the subsequent few days about potential motion taken by the NFL.

The Patriots signed Peppers, a security in his third season with the workforce, to an extension over the summer time. Peppers was initially drafted by Cleveland in 2017 and spent two seasons with the Browns earlier than taking part in for the New York Giants for 3 seasons.

Peppers, who’s coping with a shoulder damage, didn’t play Sunday within the Patriots 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

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