TUSCALOOSA, AL — Newly filed court documents provide new details on charges against former University of Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., who is accused of sharing a picture of a police officer's family on social media following a previous encounter with law enforcement.
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According to a deposition filed Monday in Tuscaloosa County District Court, the charge stems from an Oct. 20 Facebook post in which Kirkpatrick allegedly shared a photograph of a University of Alabama Police Department officer's family to his personal Facebook profile.
Investigators allege the post included the question, "Dis him?"
The deposition identifies the officer as the complainant and notes that he had conducted a traffic stop involving Kirkpatrick the previous year on The Strip in Tuscaloosa, during which Kirkpatrick fled and eluded officers.
Court records show the officer reported that on Oct. 20, he also received a notification on Facebook Messenger from Kirkpatrick that said "Ayy b**** a** [n-word]? Text me back don't be no b****!"
The officer told investigators he was immediately alarmed by the message due to the prior involvements he'd had with Kirkpatrick in November 2025.
The officer then said he went to Kirkpatrick's Facebook profile in an attempt to block him and observed the photograph of his family that had been posted.
He went on to explain that this posting caused severe concern for the overall safety and well-being of himself and his family, given the substantial audience and public following Kirkpatrick maintains as an Alabama football player.
As Patch previously reported, Kirkpatrick was arrested in November 2025 following the initial incident and charged on three counts of reckless endangerment, attempting to elude law enforcement and speeding following an incident involving a Mercedes sedan in Tuscaloosa.
Investigators alleged he continued forward despite officers attempting to stop the vehicle, forcing them to move out of its path.
Kirkpatrick was subsequently suspended for the remainder of Alabama's 2025 football season before being allowed to return to the program this year after receiving youthful offender status in the case.
Monday's court filing contends that the UAPD officer became concerned for the safety of himself, his wife and their two children because of the nature of the identifying information allegedly shared on social media.
The new details come after Patch reported Monday that Kirkpatrick, 20, was arrested Friday in Gadsden on misdemeanor charges of doxing and harassing communications. His bond was set at $300 for each charge.
The doxing charge is classified as a misdemeanor under Alabama Code Section 13A-11-38.
Court records also show Kirkpatrick's lawyer, Tuscaloosa criminal defense attorney Jason Neff, filed a written request for discovery Monday in two district court cases.
The filing seeks access to statements, investigative reports, photographs, electronic surveillance materials and other evidence in the prosecution's possession, including information that could be favorable to Kirkpatrick's defense.
Neff previously confirmed to Patch that he was representing Kirkpatrick but declined to comment further at this point in the case when contacted.
The latest arrest also prompted questions about his future with the Crimson Tide, with Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer confirming Monday that Kirkpatrick is no longer with the football program.
"He's not with us," DeBoer told reporters during an appearance at the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in Birmingham. "We have an expectation and standard in our program, and the team rules, and things that go along with that. There's still some details that I'm trying to understand, but it's enough to where we know that's not how we operate."
DeBoer did not elaborate on the criminal allegations.
Kirkpatrick, a Gadsden native, is the son of former Alabama All-American and NFL cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick.
The younger Kirkpatrick missed Alabama's 31-20 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday after being suspended for violating team rules.
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