EmailPrintIn the weeks before Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. allegedly rammed his Lamborghini SUV into WNBA player Rickea Jackson's car in Doral, Florida, at least seven 911 calls to police indicate heightened fears from his unidentified girlfriend that she was being stalked and harassed, and that she believed Pearce had tried to break into her residence.Police on Jan. 13 told Pearce to stay away from the home of a woman described as his ex-girlfriend, according to police records obtained by ESPN. The early-February ramming incident culminated in Pearce's arrest on felony battery and stalking charges. Jackson's attorneys subsequently filed a court notice saying that she is "willing to testify" against Pearce if the domestic violence charges against him go to trial.Police officers were repeatedly dispatched to a residence in Doral described as the home of Pearce's on-again, off-again girlfriend between November and the day of Pearce's arrest. The name or names of those who made the calls to police were redacted, and no arrests were made during the seven listed police visits to the residence.Multiple messages left with the attorneys and representatives for Pearce and Jackson were not returned to ESPN. The Falcons declined to comment.During a visit on the evening of Jan. 28, the woman residing at the Doral residence identified Pearce as the subject of the domestic disturbance complaint and told police she did not want Pearce to enter the home, a police incident report says. The woman said she was "in fear" after the door of the residence became damaged. She said she occasionally shared the residence with Pearce.Pearce was not there when officers arrived. The report states the woman decided to leave the residence and go to a hotel to "avoid further incidents."The woman alleged there was a separate incident in Davie, Florida, where the report makes references to her property being taken.Earlier on Jan. 28, police answered another call to the Doral residence, where police responded "in emergency mode" to a daytime burglary in progress. The redacted report described Pearce as "the subject," but it is unclear what occurred. A woman, listed as "Ms. Jackson," told police in the report she saw Pearce leaving before police arrived.Police reports list their relationship as having lasted three to four years, and that they had sometimes shared the residence during that period.On Nov. 24 around 11 p.m., the day after Atlanta played in New Orleans, police responded to a domestic disturbance call in which the woman said Pearce came to her residence, knocked on the door and called a landline "various times," but that the woman refused to open the door and told him to leave.She claimed Pearce owed her $70,000 and that the debt was the purpose of his visit. Pearce left 20 minutes before police arrived, the report states.The woman called police again four hours later, on Nov. 25, stating her belief that Pearce was "likely going to return to her residence again." She said Pearce's father had called her to notify that he was coming. Pearce never arrived, but the report stated the woman did not feel safe and left the residence for the evening.Police again responded to a domestic disturbance call at that address on Jan. 13. The heavily redacted report describes Pearce as being encountered in front of the residence. Police told him to leave with his car and belongings, the report said, adding that he "was advised not to return to the residence."On Feb. 1, police again responded to a domestic disturbance call. Heavy redactions make it unclear what occurred other than that it appeared to take place inside a garage. The report also claimed "other incidents have occurred outside of the City of Doral jurisdiction," including a redacted individual claiming Pearce made someone miss a flight and "another disturbance that occurred in an Uber." A redacted individual also declined to speak with police further.The incident report also stated that the woman, whose name was redacted, "did not wish to report the messages as obscene or harassing at this time."On Feb. 2, police returned. A security guard told police Pearce had been stalking his client. Police were informed by an individual whose name was redacted that Pearce had been spotted at the home "on multiple occasions over the past several days."Three days later, Pearce was in California as a nominee for NFL's defensive rookie of the year after a season with 17 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss. He then returned to Florida, where a Feb. 7 police report said he allegedly followed Jackson's car in a white Lamborghini SUV and tried to open the door of her car while she was stopped at a red light.Jackson stated that she attempted to drive away to the Doral Police Department headquarters, but Pearce "intentionally collided into the rear of her vehicle" with the Lamborghini. Jackson said Pearce blocked her car with his, and when she attempted to back out and get away, he used his car to collide with hers head-on.Police reported that when they arrived, they drew a gun on Pearce as he was standing outside his car. Instead of abiding by police commands, Pearce allegedly got back into his car and drove away as police tried to open the door. During a subsequent police chase, Pearce's car crashed at an intersection. Then he fled on foot, where police caught him and Pearce then is alleged to have resisted arrest.Pearce faces five felony charges -- two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated stalking, fleeing and eluding police officers, and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. He also faces nine traffic citations and a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer without violence to his person.Pearce's legal team of Jacob Nunez, Yale Sanford and Joshua Cohen said in a statement after the Feb. 7 arrest that Pearce "maintains his innocence and urges the public to understand that while allegations have the power to shape a narrative, that it is hardly the full, complete story."NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in February that Pearce's arrest would be reviewed "under the personal conduct policy."
