Menacing charge against Bengals, former Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon is dismissed

CINCINNATI — Bengals operating again Joe Mixon not faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a lady in Cincinnati.

A Friday order dismissing the case in Hamilton County Municipal Court stated solely that town prosecutor’s workplace requested the dismissal “in the interest of justice.”

A warrant for Mixon was issued Thursday. A police officer’s accompanying affidavit alleged that the 26-year-old pointed a firearm and informed the sufferer: “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you, the police (can’t) get me.”

It stated the altercation occurred just a few blocks from the Bengals’ stadium on Jan. 21 — the day earlier than Cincinnati beat the Buffalo Bills in a divisional-round playoff recreation — however included no different particulars concerning the circumstances.

“I really feel that police have an obligation before they file charges — because of the damage that can be done to the person’s reputation — to do their work,” stated Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer.

An announcement from the Bengals stated the group was investigating the scenario and never commenting additional on the charge or its dismissal.

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.

In 2021, he had rushed for profession highs of 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cincinnati, the place he has spent his total profession.

Mixon was a second-round draft select of Oklahoma in 2017. Several groups stated they handed on him due to issues about his character after Mixon punched a feminine Oklahoma scholar within the face in 2014.

He was suspended from the soccer group for a yr and entered an Alford plea, during which a defendant doesn’t admit guilt however acknowledges there is sufficient proof for a conviction. He obtained a deferred sentence and was ordered to carry out neighborhood service and bear counseling.

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