Falcon's 23-year-old American footballer, James Pearce Jr, who has been arrested for trying to crash his ex-girlfriend's car to stop her from going to the police. Read on to know more details!
James Cecil Pearce Jr is a famous American footballer. He is the linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. However, the 23-year-old is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. James Pearce Jr was arrested on February 7, 2026. As per the officials, they revealed that it was due to a domestic dispute that escalated into a vehicle crash in Doral. Read on to know more!
Well, as per the initial reports, police were dispatched after a report involving a dispute between a man and a woman surfaced. However, Pearce fled from the scene before police could detail him and take him into custody. Later, police chased James' vehicle, and he crashed near the intersection of Northwest 103rd Avenue and 66th Street. Soon, he was taken into custody and handcuffed. The woman he got into a dispute with was identified as Rickea Jackson, who is his ex-girlfriend and a player in the Women's National Basketball Association.
As per new information, a report by Fox Sports revealed that James Pearce Jr was accused of intentionally crashing his Lamborghini into his ex-girlfriend's car multiple times. He was trying to stop her from getting to a police station. After Andy Slater was quoted as saying:
"SLATER SCOOP: James Pearce Jr. is accused of intentionally crashing his Lamborghini into his ex-girlfriend’s car multiple times, trying to stop her from getting to a police station, law-enforcement sources tell me."
As per the same report, police have charged the footballer with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking, fleeing, and trying to escape police officers, and resisting an officer without violence. As per Local 10 News, James tried to evade law enforcement before crashing his vehicle near Northwest 103rd Avenue and 66th Street. In the clips, multiple officers are trying to detain an individual wearing a light blue jacket that matches Pearce's arrest photo. It was Local 10 News that further confirmed that James Pearce Jr was involved in a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, Rickea Jackson.
For the unversed, James Pearce Jr was born on October 12, 2003, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Talking about his education, he has attended Julius L. Chambers High School in Charlotte. Later, as a senior, he had 14.5 sacks and two interceptions. Talking about his professional area, he has helped his team win back-to-back North Carolina 4AA state championships from 2019 to 2020. Later, played college football for the University of Tennessee. In 2022, he was a freshman in Tennessee. He had played in all 13 games, with five tackles and two sacks. It was during the 2024 season that he tied with two others for the most sacks.
Talking about James Pearce Jr's ex-girlfriend, Rickea Jackson, who is a talented forward for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. He currently shines in the Unrivaled league with the Breeze. In 2024, after a stellar college career at Tennessee she rose to fame with her atheletic abilities, and smooth game. At 24, Rickea became one of the league's rising faces. She met James Pearce Jrs during their time together at the university. While he doinated on the football fiedl, she was the leading lady of the basketball court.
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