Florida CB Deiondre Porter suspended, facing 5 charges
Florida cornerback Deiondre Porter has been suspended after he was arrested by Gainesville police for allegedly firing a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend on September 29.
Porter, a redshirt freshman, is facing five charges including “firing a missile into a dwelling.”
#Gators CB Deiondre Porter on the Alachua County Court Records: pic.twitter.com/cZQiwlFBJZ
— Landon Watnick (@LandonWatnick) October 14, 2015
The other three charges are for aggravated battery and two charges of assault with a deadly weapon. According to the police summary, Porter and the woman have been dating since 2013 and she is 10 weeks pregnant.
The summary of the arrest report for #Gators CB Deiondre Porter: pic.twitter.com/hjNEdEJOba
— Landon Watnick (@LandonWatnick) October 14, 2015
Porter allegedly believed she was having a relationship with one of his teammates. While at her apartment overnight, he became enraged and allegedly held a gun to her head. After they slept in separate rooms, he confronted her again about the accusations and subsequently fired a gun in her direction as she was standing by the front door.
The woman allegedly denied the charges that she was romantically involved with an unnamed teammate and attempted to contact him for verification.
Porter has two tackles in four games for the Gators. He was a three-star athlete in the class of 2014 according to Rivals.
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