A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon.
The NFL player, Nixon, 26, is being charged with aggravated menacing after allegedly pointing a firearm at a woman on Jan. 21.
The woman’s complaint filed in Ohio’s Hamilton County on Thursday states that Mixon told her, “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you, the police can’t get me,” while allegedly pointing the firearm at her.
Mixon’s arrest warrant comes after he was charged with a misdemeanor in 2014.
The misdemeanor stemmed from an altercation during Mixon’s University of Oklahoma days. Nixon apparently punched classmate Amelia Monitor in the face and walked off.
Under a plea deal, he was placed on probation for a year and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and undergo cognitive behavior counseling.
After the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the city of Norman in Oklahoma should release surveillance footage of the incident, the video was released in 2016 with a statement from Mixon’s attorney at the time, Blake Johnson.
Mixon’s attorney wrote: “Mr. Mixon asked us to once again say he is sorry for the way he reacted that night. He has apologized publicly to Ms. Molitor, her friends, his family, teammates and the University. He hopes that his voluntary release of these recordings will help put this matter to rest.”
So, a history of violence against women seems to haunt Mixon.
Mixon was drafted in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft and was given a four-year extension to his contract in 2020. After the extension, his contract was valued at $48 million.
