Cincinnati Bengals working again Joe Mixon was accused of holding a lady at gunpoint and threatening to shoot her final month.
A warrant was issued Thursday for Mixon’s arrest.
Police mentioned Mixon pulled a gun on the lady in downtown Cincinnati on Jan. 21 and instructed her, “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you, the police [can’t] get me,” in accordance with the warrant obtained by local ABC affiliate WCPO.
The incident occurred in the future earlier than the Bengals performed the Buffalo Bills within the NFL playoffs. Cincinnati received that recreation however was eradicated final Sunday by the Kansas City Chiefs within the AFC title recreation.
Mixon, 26, was charged with one depend of aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor. His agent claimed the cost could be dropped Friday morning, in accordance with NFL Network.
“It was a rush to judgment. They’re dropping the charges first thing in the morning,” agent Peter Schaffter told reporter Tom Pelissero.
In 2014, Mixon was caught on digicam punching a lady within the face at a restaurant. The girl was a scholar on the University of Oklahoma on the time, as was Mixon.
Mixon made an Alford plea within the case, during which a defendant doesn’t admit guilt however acknowledges there may be ample proof for a conviction. He acquired a deferred sentence and neighborhood service.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com