Wondy Pierre-Louis wanted by Gainesville police

Former Florida Gators cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis is being sought by Gainesville, FL, police on five felony charges after allegedly choking his girlfriend of three years early Sunday morning. Police say Pierre-Louis kicked down his girlfriend’s apartment door to find her in bed with another man.

The situation would escalate from there, and Pierre-Louis is now facing charges of domestic battery by strangulation, burglary, simple battery, false imprisonment and hindering/delaying communication to law enforcement.

WCJB-TV is reporting that Pierre-Louis trapped his girlfriend in the bathroom and choked her against a countertop while saying, “I could kill you.” The victim claims she attempted to run away and call 911 but was pushed onto the bed, where Pierre-Louis allegedly took off his shirt and began strangling her. He said that using the shirt “would prevent him from leaving finger prints,” according to the police report.

“This is a case that could have been easily much worse for our victim,” Lt. Keith Kameg told WCJB-TV. “She was able to do everything right, get away, protect herself and I’m happy to report she sustained no serious injuries.”

UPDATED: The Southwest Florida News-Press spoke with Pierre-Louis, who basically denied the incident took place as described in the police report. “My attorney doesn’t want me to talk,” he said. “It’s all a lie. We’ll go through a process to prove it’s a lie.”

Pierre-Louis, a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has had a tumultuous week after a major earthquake ravaged his homeland. Luckily, most of his family survived the disaster.

UPDATE: Pierre-Louis surrenders to police Tuesday

A portion of the Gainesville Police Department’s report is available after the jump!

According to the victim, on the above date and time the defendant kicked in the door to the victim’s residence, breaking the door frame. The defendant then entered the victim’s home and bedroom and removed the sheets from over the victim and a witness, who were sleeping in the same bed. The witness fled the apartment.

The victim tried to escape several times but was held back and prevented from leaving by the defendant. The victim became trapped in the bathroom by the defendant. The defendant pinned her up against the countertop and began to choke her. The victim stated that she had trouble breathing and the defendant stated ‘I could kill you.’ The defendant let go of her neck and she walked out of the bathroom.

The victim attempted to grab her cell phone in order to call 911 but the defendant took the phone preventing her from calling for help. The victim then walked into her bedroom where the defendant threw her down on the bed, removed his shirt and placed the shirt around her neck and began to choke her again. The defendant said that the shirt would prevent him from leaving finger prints. The victim was able to get away from the defendant long enough to escape and run outside and scream for help. The victim knocked on the neighbors’ doors trying to get someone to call 911.

The defendant and victim has lived together in the past as a couple for three years. They have been dating one and off for the last year. This incident placed the victim in such fear that she relocated to a friends house to avoid detection from the defendant. The victim did not sustain any physical injury.