According to The Kansas City Star, Chiefs’ running back Larry Johnson faces simple-assault charges stemming from an incident that occurred in February of this year.
Johnson faces a December date in Kansas City Municipal Court on a charge of simple assault. The municipal violation, filed early last month, stemmed from an incident on Feb. 24, 2008, in which a 26-year-old woman accused Johnson, 28, of using his open hand to push the left side of her head, according to court and police documents obtained by The Kansas City Star.
A police report supporting the charge alleged that the woman and a friend were walking through the club when Johnson moved through the crowd toward them and pushed the woman, saying, “… don’t touch me.”
If convicted, Johnson could be sentenced to up to six months in jail and a $500 fine.
Johnson emerged from his two prior legal incidents without convictions. In 2003, he was accused of aggravated assault and misdemeanor domestic battery for allegedly brandishing a gun during an argument with a former girlfriend.
Those charges were dropped the following year after he agreed to enter a domestic-violence diversion program.
In 2005, a woman accused Johnson of pulling her to the exit of a nightspot on the Country Club Plaza and pushing her to the floor after an argument.
That woman later changed her story and insisted that she did not want to press charges against Johnson. Prosecutors dropped the assault charge after she missed three court hearings.
Make your vote:
Option A: Considering his track record, the woman in this most recent assault altercation is probably telling the truth when she says Johnson pushed her.
Option B: This is just another person trying to get a quick payday from an athlete.
Option C: I don’t know what to believe and quite frankly I don’t care. All I know is that I’ve got a fantasy game to win this Sunday and that goofy Larry Johnson better be in my lineup.
Voting concludes end of day Friday, October 17.
