Report: NFL looked into gun stolen from Jabrill Peppers believed to be connected to homicide
The NFL requested information from Cleveland police about a gun that was stolen from New York Giants safety Jabrill Peppers and connected to a homicide, 5 News in Cleveland reports.
The Giants traded for Peppers on March 12 in the deal that sent Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns.
Peppers not a suspect in investigation
Police told 5 News on Tuesday that Peppers is not a suspect in any investigation, but a victim of theft. According to the report, the NFL requested the information from Cleveland police last week, sometime after Peppers’ trade to the Giants.
The NFL requested two police reports, according to 5 News, with the first one from Jan. 29 concerning the theft of the gun.
The police report states that someone broke into Peppers’ 2014 Range Rover in a Cleveland parking garage and stole a bag that contained sunglasses and an iPad in addition to a semiautomatic handgun that was in the car’s center console.
According to the report, 57-year-old Marsha Carroll was listed as a possible suspect, but was not arrested.
Suspected gun thief was beaten to death
The second police report the NFL requested was connected to Carroll’s homicide, according to the report. Carroll was found beaten on Feb. 6 and later died in a hospital, according to the report. Police arrested 26-year-old Deointa Campbell and charged him in her murder, according to the report.
The NFL sought “any and all documentation regarding the reported theft of items belonging to Jabrill Peppers … ” as well as “any documentation indicating Jabrill Peppers is not a suspect in (Carroll’s) homicide,” according to the report.
NFL declines comment on request
The NFL did not respond to 5 News’ request for comment on the information request.
It’s not clear what the NFL’s intent is in seeking out the information. With off-field violence being an issue the league struggles to deal with, it makes sense that the NFL would want all information available when a player’s stolen gun is connected to a crime.
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