Jacksonville Jaguars’ Dante Fowler Jr. Arrested In St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. found himself behind bars after a Tuesday night dispute about his driving in a St. Petersburg apartment complex allegedly took a violent turn.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Fowler, 22, was driving through the Trellis at the Lakes complex on Fourth Street North around 6:30 p.m. July 18. As he was passing through the 11100 block of Fourth Street, police say a pedestrian in the complex made a comment about Fowler’s driving.

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That comment, police said, ignited a chain of events that would end with Fowler being booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

“Fowler got out of his car and exchanged words with the man,” an email from the police department said. “Fowler hit the man, knocked off his glasses and stepped on them. He then took the victim’s grocery bag, with recently purchased liquor, and threw it in a lake.”

While police say the victim was not injured, Fowler was charged with simple battery and criminal mischief. Fowler was released from the Pinellas County Jail early Wednesday morning in lieu of $650, jail records indicate.

Fowler is a St. Petersburg native and graduate of Lakewood High School.

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Booking photo courtesy of the Pinellas County Jail