Some rather disturbing details have emerged in the arrest of a member of the Florida football program.
According to the police report from the incident, it’s alleged that Deiondre Porter became enraged at his pregnant girlfriend late last month for allegedly having an intimate relationship with one of the defensive back’s Gator teammates. Porter allegedly produced a handgun, holding it to the alleged victim’s head and ultimately firing it in her direction.
From the report:On the above date (9-29-2015) at approximately 0215 hours, the defendant confronted the victim about her being involved with one of his teammates. The defendant began yelling at the victim in her apartment demanding that she tell him the truth about being with his teammate. The victim then retreated to her bedroom to avoid the confrontation. The defendant followed her into her bedroom, produced a handgun, and placed it to her head. The defendant continued to demand that the victim tell him the truth. The victim made numerous attempts to contact the teammate to prove she had not been intimate with him by text messages as well as calling but got no answer to either. The defendant told the victim that they would try again in the morning and eventually went to sleep in the victim’s bedroom. The victim slept in the living room. At approximately 0715 hours, later that same day, the defendant began yelling at the victim again about being involved with his teammate. The victim continued to deny having any type of intimate relationship with the teammate. According to the victim, the defendant became enraged and started pacing back and forth in the living room. During this time, the victim was standing next to her front door. The victim stated that all of the sudden she saw the defendant raise his arm and fire the handgun in her direction. The victim said the bullet struck the wall where she was leaning. Shortly after, the defendant left the victim’s residence.
The victim and defendant have been involved in a dating relationship since 2013 and the victim is 10 weeks pregnant. The defendant was aware the victim was pregnant prior to this incident.
During a search of the victim’s apartment, a bullet hole was found in the wall near the front door. A .45 caliber shell casing was also found under a chair in the living room in the area where the victim said the defendant had been standing when he fired the gun in her direction.
Porter was arrested and charged with four felonies -- two for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, aggravated battery and firing a weapon into a vehicle or building -- and one misdemeanor -- property damage of less than $200. He remains jailed this afternoon in lieu of a $160,000 bond.
Head coach Jim McElwain announced late Wednesday morning that Porter has been indefinitely suspended from the football program.