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Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pearce Jr. was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after posting a $20,500 bond on Sunday night. He walked out of jail surrounded by three attorneys and got into a waiting Uber VIP vehicle.

James was given a pre-trial condition order to stay-away from his girlfriend, Rickea Jackson, 24, who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.

Security was tight outside the jail because Rickea’s male fans threatened to “jump” James when he got out.

The Falcons linebacker faces 5 felony counts following his arrest on Saturday for stalking Rickea.

He faces two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (his Lamborghini), one count of stalking, one count of aggravated battery of a police officer and one count of eluding police and resisting without violence.

James, 22, was arrested on Saturday after he crashed his Lamborghini into Rickea’s car twice as she frantically drove to a police station in Miami.


According to reports, he attempted to get into her car at an intersection, but she drove away. James led police on a brief chase that ended in a crash at NW 103rd Avenue and 66th Street. He allegedly hit an officer with his vehicle before police forced him out of the car with guns drawn.

It took 7 police officers to wrestle the 6-5 linebacker to the ground.

Rickea is in Miami playing for the Breeze BC of the Unrivaled 3×3 women’s basketball league during the off-season.

James attended the NFL Honors in San Francisco on Feb. 5, where his mother praised him as a man with “a heart of gold, deep love for family and friends and a true resilience in the face of doubt.”

After the event, James flew to Miami, where he is accused of stalking Rickea.