The Seattle Seahawks traded for cornerback Quinton Dunbar this March and he is already making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Last Thursday, Dunbar was charged with four felony counts of armed robbery which stem from an incident that was alleged to have occurred on May 13.
Dunbar has since turned himself in on the warrants and was released on $100,000 bond, $25,000 for each charge.
His attorney, Michael Grieco, was interviewed by 710 ESPN Seattle’s John Clayton on Monday morning. Grieco told Clayton he has sworn affidavits from four of the victims and one witness at the scene who could help to clear Dunbar’s name.
“With these five individuals, one of them had always consistently said that what the other four said was not accurate, so … the same statement to the police is the same statement he gave me,” Grieco told Clayton. “The other four individuals, they’ve come around and they’re telling the truth now. They told it to myself that this didn’t happen and we’re hoping that the state attorney’s office down here does the right thing.”
Greico is standing by his client as well, asserting his innocence in the matter. He insists Dunbar has no prior criminal record.
“He didn’t participate in any robbery, anything along those lines, and I know he left,” Grieco explained. “… I can tell you that he didn’t see anything when it came to what they’re alleging. I can’t speak to whether or not something happened inside the house. I can tell you Mr. Dunbar wasn’t there at the time, if it occurred at all, and he left.”
As for the interview, Greico wanted to help to set the record straight by publically discussing the matter with the local media urging people not to rush to judgment.
“It was very important for us to get the word out – I have those media relationships – to make sure that people know this is an innocent man,” Greico said. “Anybody can point a finger and allege something but soon as you kinda pull back the cover of the book, maybe it’s not exactly what you think it is. I don’t want people rushing to judgment as to either of the individuals, but specifically as to Quinton, he’s going to walk away from this exonerated.”
This story is continuing to develop.
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