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Ex-Saints DB Tracy Porter Arrested on Battery, Drug Charges

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Former NFL defensive back Tracy Porter was arrested on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge on drug charges and charges of battery of a dating partner, according to Jeremy Krail of WBRZ.com.

Per that report, Porter allegedly had a "physical altercation with his girlfriend of two years on Oct. 5" and "became angry and grabbed her arm and throat, forcing her up against his vehicle."

When police were called to the scene, Porter gave them permission to search his car, where officers found "a number of Acetaminophen pills, a firearm and one ounce of marijuana in his vehicle.