New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker has officially turned himself in to Miramar police, who had issued a warrant for his arrest on Thursday.
Baker is accused of carrying out an armed robbery alongside Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar and a third party on Wednesday night at a private cookout. The second-year player is facing four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm.
Baker’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, confirmed the surrender of his client via Instagram.
“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,” Cohen wrote. “Both my client and I have felt Miramar PD 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.”
The Giants had acknowledged being in contact with Baker in recent days, but provided no additional comment.
“We are aware of the situation,” a Giants spokesperson said. “We have been in contact with DeAndre. We have no further comment at this time.”
Baker, is accused of brandishing a firearm and robbing those in attendance of their watches and cash before jumping into an exotic sports car and fleeing the scene.
However, Cohen claims to have seven signed affidavits and video evidence that will eventually exonerate Baker.
“We will be presenting the trove of evidence we have obtained over the past three days to the judge at the right time,” Cohen said on Saturday morning. “Seven affidavits exonerating my client, [plus] video evidence.”
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