CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals operating again Joe Mixon has been charged in a warrant with a misdemeanor depend of aggravated menacing, in accordance with on-line courtroom data posted Thursday.
WCPO-TV, which obtained a duplicate of the warrant, reported that Mixon was accused of pointing a gun at a girl and saying, “Try to be popped within the face. I ought to shoot you, the police (can’t) get me.”
The incident occurred on Jan. 21, the day earlier than the Bengals beat the Buffalo Payments in a divisional-round playoff recreation, WCPO reported.
Court docket data didn't record an legal professional for Mixon, an Oakley native graduated from Freedom Excessive College in 2014.
The 26-year-old Mixon rushed for 814 yards and 7 touchdowns this season, his sixth. He additionally had 60 receptions for 441 yards, each profession highs, and two touchdowns.
A second-round draft pick of Oklahoma in 2017, Mixon has spent his total profession with Cincinnati and rushed for profession highs of 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2021.
In 2014, when he was 18, Mixon punched a feminine Oklahoma scholar within the face, an assault captured on surveillance video. He was suspended from the soccer staff for a 12 months and entered an Alford plea, through which a defendant doesn't admit guilt however acknowledges there's ample proof for a conviction.
Mixon acquired a deferred sentence and was ordered to carry out neighborhood service and bear counseling.
The incident damage his standing within the draft, with a number of groups saying they handed on him due to considerations about his character.