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Falcons' Pearce suspended 8 games after arrest
ATLANTA -- Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. The league said in a statement that Pearce will be eligible to participate in all preseason activities,...
Key points
- ATLANTA -- Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr.
- The league said in a statement that Pearce will be eligible to participate in all preseason activities, including games.
- Pearce was also accused of resisting arrest.
- Pearce was facing felony charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing police and resisting arrest, as well as misdemeanor stalking.
What happened
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ATLANTA -- Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. The league said in a statement that Pearce will be eligible to participate in all preseason activities, including games. Pearce was also accused of resisting arrest. Pearce was facing felony charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing police and resisting arrest, as well as misdemeanor stalking. But, in May, Pearce entered into a pretrial intervention program. Jackson filed a petition for a protective order against Pearce in February, which she dropped in lieu of the intervention program.