Chiefs’ Larry Johnson faces simple-assault charge

[Hammock Parties]

Yay! This is perfect timing.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chi...ry/839836.html

Chiefs’ Larry Johnson faces simple-assault charge

For the third time since becoming a Chief, running back Larry Johnson is in a scrape with the law.

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.

According to the court records, the incident purportedly occurred at 2:15 a.m. at a nightclub at 3832 Main St.

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.”

The alleged victim then replied, “I didn’t touch you,” according to the report.

“Then another friend at the club stated that was Larry Johnson, a football player for the Chiefs,” the police report stated. “She notified the security guards at the club, and they did nothing.”

The woman does not have a listed telephone number and could not be reached for comment Monday.

The Chiefs also had no comment, and Johnson had left the locker room when reporters entered after practice.

Johnson’s lawyer, Kevin E.J. Regan, said Monday that his client had done nothing inappropriate and expects to be vindicated at trial.

Regan said an intoxicated woman did throw herself at Johnson that night but was restrained by security. He said his investigation also shows she did not make any complaints to the management, security officers or police, who were at the club that night. And even after she reported the incident to police 11 hours later, police observed no injuries, Regan said.

The charge came more than six months after the alleged assault because the investigation was worked around other, more pressing assault cases, said Capt. Rich Lockhart, a police spokesman.

The woman spoke with police officers about 11 hours after the alleged assault, and her friend corroborated her account. She then picked Johnson out of a photo lineup on June 6. Detectives then had trouble locating the witness, who finally was interviewed in late July or August, Lockhart said. Police spoke with Johnson a month or so later, and he signed the ticket.

Regan said he found the photo lineup troublesome.

“One has to question the fairness of a lineup shown six months later, involving someone whose photograph is published often in the media,” Regan said.

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.

According to a municipal court spokesman, Johnson is scheduled to appear on the charges at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3.

[Chiefnj2]

I can't help but laugh at the possible photo lineup. 5 Asian guys in suits and one picture of Larry Johnson in full uniform with helmet - "Now mam, which football player assaulted you?".

[PunkinDrublic]

It's so easy for women to put an assault charge on a man it's not even funny. A chick could be punching, clawing and slapping at a man and if he pushes her away one time she could get him for assault and go to jail. Lot's of women know this and push the envelope. I'll bet this goes away.

[mikey23545]

Anyone who doesn't see this for what it is is a moron.

[OmahaChief]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Not that I believe this, but maybe LJ should stay away from the night clubs.

But how is LJ going to keep his street cred if he does that. These charges are most likely bogus but I am sick of LJ and all the crap that comes with him. I would rather just move on and go with Smith and Charles at this point.

[DeezNutz]

“Then another friend at the club stated that was Larry Johnson, a football player for the Chiefs,” the police report stated. “She notified the security guards at the club, and they did nothing.”

I'm sure she would have had the same reaction if her friend said, "That's John Smith, a mechanic at the Chevy dealership."

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

“Then another friend at the club stated that was Larry Johnson, a football player for the Chiefs,” the police report stated. “She notified the security guards at the club, and they did nothing.”

I'm sure she would have had the same reaction if her friend said, "That's John Smith, a mechanic at the Chevy dealership."

Tell that to Joey Buttafuoco.

[Hammock Parties]

Johnson’s accuser gives her side of incident
By MARK MORRIS
The Kansas City Star

The woman accusing Chiefs running back Larry Johnson of assault said Tuesday that she no longer allows her daughter to wear his jersey.

Tashell Johns, 26, said she couldn’t permit her daughter to wear the number of someone she felt showed so little respect for women.

“She can be a Chiefs fan if she wants to, but I can’t allow that,” Johns said.

Johnson’s lawyer, Kevin E.J. Regan, said that his client did nothing inappropriate to Johns in the early morning of Feb. 24 at Zen, a nightclub at 3832 Main St. As Regan described it, club security officers, not Johnson, restrained Johns after she “threw herself toward him.”

Johnson is facing a municipal ordinance violation related to the incident and is expected to appear in court in December.

Johns told police that she and a friend were walking through the crowded club, hand in hand to keep from being separated, when Johnson moved through the crowd toward them and pushed her.

In a telephone interview with The Kansas City Star, Johns disputed Regan’s characterization of her as behaving in “an intoxicated manner.” Johns said she had been at Zen since about 11:30 p.m. and had consumed one alcoholic beverage early on.

By the time of the alleged pushing incident — 2:15 a.m. — she was completely sober, Johns said.

“I did have a drink, but one drink will not intoxicate me,” Johns said.

She alleged that right before Johnson put his hand on her face and shoved her backward, she had raised her hand to signal to another friend at the club.

“I guess he assumed I was trying to touch him,” Johns said. “I was just trying to show my girlfriend where I was.”

Johns said she elected to delay reporting the incident. Her decision to file the complaint the next afternoon stemmed, in part, from her own experiences growing up with abuse.

“If I can’t allow someone close to me to put hands on me in an unloving way, how could I let this complete stranger do it?” Johns said.

“It’s not something I take lightly at all.”

Regan said he has conducted an extensive investigation of the incident, has lined up “impartial” witnesses for the trial and is convinced Johnson will be vindicated.

“Our evidence is 100 percent clear and certain that Larry Johnson did not put his hands on any woman that night,” Regan said.

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.

[Sure-Oz]

Sounds like a money grubbing bitch, don't **** with the Altoid, or wtf his nickname is

[SBK]

He loves to beat women. What a stud!

[FAX]

Tashell?

FAX

[ClevelandBronco]

On the bright side, this is a lot better than complex assault.

[ClevelandBronco]

Originally Posted by FAX

Tashell?

FAX

Probably Taiwanese. It's a common name there.

[DT58HOF]

Trade this BUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!
he is a no good thug