Dunbar, Baker turn themselves in to police

Two players accused in Florida armed robbery

SEATTLE — A day after his lawyer said he had affidavits proving his innocence, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar surrendered to the Miramar, Fla., Police Department on four felony charges of armed robbery.

The charges stem from an incident late Wednesday night in Miramar in which both Dunbar and New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker were alleged, along with a third man, to steal at gunpoint more than $12,000 in cash and $63,000 in jewelry.

Baker surrendered earlier Saturday morning.

Dunbar will stay overnight in Broward County jail and appear in Broward County Court on Sunday morning, expected to be at 8:30 a.m. local time — as is standard for a hearing to be held within 24 hours after surrendering — at which time bond will be set.

Miramar police announced Thursday afternoon that warrants had been issued for both Baker and Dunbar in connection with the incident.

Dunbar’s lawyer, Michael Grieco, announced Friday he had affidavits from five witnesses — the same five who were in the initial police report — stating that Dunbar was not involved and that he hoped the warrant would be recalled.

But the Miramar PD said that the warrants still stood and that they had no new information to reconsider the warrants, with information officer Tania Rues saying none of the five witnesses had come to them to change their story.

“We couldn’t wait any longer,” Grieco told The Seattle Times in confirming that Dunbar had turned himself in.

“Today our client (Quinton) Dunbar voluntarily surrendered at the Broward County jail pursuant to a bogus arrest warrant based solely on uncorroborated witness statements that have since been recanted. As I write this an innocent man sits in jail, facing charges that hold no water,” Grieco wrote on Twitter.

The Miramar PD tweeted a confirmation that each man had turned himself in while stating no additional information would be provided. Baker’s lawyer, Brad Cohen, also released a statement confirming that Baker had turned himself in while stating that he has seven affidavits and video evidence that prove Baker’s innocence.

On Instagram, Grieco again criticized the Miramar Police Department, as he had in media interviews Friday, writing: “His career and reputation have been put in jeopardy as a result of an overzealous (Miramar Police Department) that was so excited about arresting a pro football player that they tweeted out their celebration and even tagged his employer in their ‘virtual touchdown dance.’ When this case gets dropped I wonder if the Miramar cops will be tweeting out their apology. …This is when the prosecutors can correct the wrongs committed by the police’s rush to judgment.”