FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers pleaded not guilty Monday after he was arrested Saturday on charges that include strangulation and drug possession, according to police in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Police announced Peppers' arrest Monday, saying they responded to a disturbance at a residential address early Saturday morning when a caller indicated there was an altercation between two people.
Peppers, who turned 29 on Friday, was charged with "assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of a Class B substance believed to be cocaine."
According to Braintree police, the woman alleged that Peppers hit her, choked her "at least six times," took off her clothing and put her outside.