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Arrest warrant issued for former Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker on multiple counts of armed robber
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Arrest warrant issued for former Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker on multiple counts of armed robbery, aggravated assault with a firearm
The Miramar, Fla., police department issued an arrest warrant for former Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker on four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and four counts of armed robbery on Thursday evening. Baker played at Georgia from 2015-'18 and was taken in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the New
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Only one word comes to mind: "IDIOTS"!!! I really don't care or want to hear any stories about how they were cheated, threatened, or any other BS. They should not have been there to begin with.
Total embarrassment to the Dawgnation and especially to CKS after he defended Baker earlier this week. I would question everything about Baker at this point from intelligence to character. He can kiss his $10.5 million salary goodbye and prepare to earn $.14 per day making license plates while he served out his felony sentence.
WTH was Deandre thinking??? Does he think he would not be recognized? Not to mention driving off in a Lambo??
What a waste. He made it and has now lost all. If he did this, there is no excuse. Hanging out with gamblers, big money. So sad. I hope the prison will but up a poster from his football days and make him look upon the man that has lost it all. Sorry for his family, they too have lost it all and they did nothing.
Let's not jump to conclusions. This makes absolutely no sense. Why would anyone, especially someone smart enough to play for UGA, throw away his pro career for this?
the affidavit
Proving once again you can't teach ****. Who advises these guys? Drinking + card game+ semi-automatic weapon = not good. Simple as that. I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding...
Why would a multi million dollar-earning NFL DB want to steal a watch? The story sounds unbelievable. But if it is true, it is pure idiocy to throw away your career by pretending to be a ****. Let's see the facts.
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“He took all my money and it may sound funny, but I come to get my money back.” Slim, 1972.
I hear you, @Dawg365 , it doesn't seem to make any sense. Yet the police report is so detailed with the accounts of (apparently) several witnesses so it seems like Baker did something with a gun. Not good. If this is his first offense and since no one was actually shot, I guess there's a chance he could avoid prison time -- provided Florida doesn't have mandatory sentencing guidelines for using a weapon while committing a felony. Whatever the outcome, it's **** to even be in that situation. The ESPN story on this said that two NFL teams considered Baker a "risky" draft pick because of "attitude" problems. I hadn't heard that before but this incident combined with that NFL assessment casts Baker's decision to sit out the Sugar Bowl in a new light. But when Michael Irvin was playing for the Dallas Cowboys, I once heard him give an interview where he basically said if someone was a fool while they were poor, once they got drafted and made some money, they would simply become a rich fool. Money doesn't give you any sense. I hope things work out for Baker but at least glad it's not a UGA problem.
Did he take robbing lessons from OJ Simpson?
Well stated DallasDawg...as usual. When I saw the headline on AOL...I said "Uh-oh." That is UGA's DeAndre. Attitude is a general commidity among football players but not aggravated assault with a weapon. I live in FL, they do not take kindly to that. He may well serve prison time for this type of felony. First offense is one thing, but a weapon and the brazen burglary of people around you in a room...something else. I suspect he may have had more than two beers as well. So sad. The NFL will also deal with this, probably harshly. If he is found guilty, his football dreams may well be behind him.
I hate reading this.
I will assume we don't have all the facts, too, but nothing about what's been reported sounds good.
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This could completely alter Baker's life...especially the part about committing a felony with a weapon in Florida....
Per SI today...
"Under Florida law, each faces four counts of armed robbery with a firearm, along with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. Both are serious charges, but armed robbery with a firearm is especially grave. It refers to a robbery where the offender carries a firearm or other deadly weapon. To prove the charge, prosecutors must show that Baker (and Dunbar) took money or property with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive a victim of the property and, in the course of doing so, engaged in “the use of force, violence, assault or putting [the victim] in fear.” The charge becomes a felony in the first degree when the offender carries a firearm or other deadly weapon.
As mentioned above, a conviction can lead to a maximum of life in prison. Neither Baker nor Dunbar would likely get anywhere near a life sentence but would still face the prospect of spending years in prison. To that point, Florida has a mandatory minimum sentencing law, 10-20-Life, for felonies in which a firearm is used or attempted to be used. Depending on what is proven in court, the law could apply and require Baker and Dunbar (if convicted) to serve at least 10 years behind bars."
Riddance from who?
As I mentioned, MontanaDawg...FL does not take kindly to weapon-forced burglaries. You are right, they could get at least 10 years if convicted. The weapon means deadly force here and is very serious. I am so saddened that Baker would commit such a heinous crime. His life is now no longer his own. Have to wait and see what the sentence will be if they are convicted?