Many people would agree 2020 hasn’t been a great year, but for Seattle Seahawks defensive back, Quinton Dunbar, it has been disastrous.
Back in the middle of May, Dunbar – along with Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker – was issued a warrant for his arrest on four counts of armed robbery with a firearm. In Florida, where the crime allegedly took place, felonies committed with a firearm carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, with the potential for life.
While Dunbar was eventually released on bail and recently asked for permission by the State of Florida to attend Seattle’s training camp, things took a dramatic turn for the worse for the embattled cornerback.
On Friday evening, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reported both Dunbar and Baker allegedly tried to pay off the robbery victims.
EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING news: Video evidence, Instagram DMs, testimony in search warrant obtained by @NYDNSports show payoff cover-up for #Giants’ DeAndre Baker and #Seahawks’ Quinton Dunbar, further implicate NFL players in alleged Fla. armed robbery https://t.co/Xk7qCoGd4a pic.twitter.com/bfIQ529EVj
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) July 10, 2020
According to Leonard’s reporting, the four victims have signed affidavits swearing they were paid $55,000 by Dunbar and Baker at the office of Dunbar’s attorney.
It is worth mentioning that on July 7 it was reported by The Athletic’s legal analyst Daniel Wallach that Quinton Dunbar hired a second attorney to his defense. While this story is still developing, Dunbar ramping up his legal team is certainly not going unnoticed in light of recent events.
Of course, in the American criminal justice system, a defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty, and it absolutely must be noted Dunbar’s first attorney is vehemently denying these recent accusations.
In a statement to The Seattle Times, the lawyer for Seahawk Quinton Dunbar, Michael Grieco, denies that witnesses were paid off and says the 'victims' are attempting to extort Dunbar and DeAndre Baker. pic.twitter.com/uMnR7UaZOK
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) July 11, 2020
However, the NFL doesn’t always wait for the justice system to play itself out, as the league is often dictated by the court of public opinion.
The Seahawks may very well decide to get ahead of the situation by cutting their losses with Dunbar and moving onto different options at the cornerback position . . . perhaps one who isn’t mired in legal jeopardy.
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