Bengals running back Joe Mixon no longer faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati.
An order Friday dismissing the case in Hamilton County Municipal Court said only that the city attorney’s office requested the dismissal “in the interest of justice.”
A warrant was issued for Mixon on Thursday. The affidavit of an accompanying police officer alleged that the 26-year-old pointed a firearm at the victim and told the victim: “You should be shot in the face. You should be shot , the police (can’t) catch me.”
He said the altercation took place a few blocks from Bengals Stadium on Jan. 21, the day before Cincinnati beat the Buffalo Bills in a divisional-round playoff game, but did not include any other details about the circumstances
“I really feel that the police have an obligation before they press charges, because of the damage that can be done to the person’s reputation, to do their job,” said Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer.
A statement from the Bengals said the team was investigating the situation and was not commenting further on the accusation or his firing.
Mixon rushed for 814 yards and seven touchdowns this season, his sixth. He also had 60 receptions for 441 yards, both career highs, and two touchdowns.
In 2021, he had rushed for career highs of 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cincinnati, where he has spent his entire career.
Mixon was a second-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2017. Several teams said they passed on him because of character concerns after Mixon punched an Oklahoma student in 2014.
He was suspended from the football team for a year and entered an Alford plea, in which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a conviction. He received a deferred sentence and was ordered to do community service and undergo counseling.
Associated Press report.
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