Robbery Charges Against Former NFL Player DeAndre Baker Dropped As Lawyer Gets Arrested
Former New York Giants cornerback Deandre Baker was facing a possible life sentence after being charged for robbery. As we previously reported, Baker, along with Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar and two other men, allegedly robbed partygoers of thousands of dollars in cash, watches, and other valuables during a party in Florida back in May.
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While charges against Dunbar were dropped in August, Baker, a first-round pick for the Giants in 2019, was hit with four counts of robbery and released by the team this summer and still had to figure out his fate in court. However, according to this strange update in his case, all charges against the former NFL player have just been dropped! The Guardian reports that the case completely fell apart on Monday when a lawyer in Florida was arrested for attempting to extort money from Baker on behalf of some of the alleged victims! Lawyer William Dean wanted Baker, who earned $6m in his first year in the NFL to pay more than $250,000 to each of his clients. In return, they would, according to police, do “anything you want, so long as the money is right.”
Assistant state attorney Paul R Valcore also said on Monday the charges against Baker had been dropped after “the alleged victims and the known witnesses have become uncooperative and their credibility is inalterably tarnished.” 50-year-old William Dean, who represented the three alleged victims, was arrested and now faces extortion charges.
Baker is understood to be seeking a return to the NFL.
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