SPORTS
6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
Chiefs player cited in fight
BY BILL DRAPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs running back Larry Johnson turned himself in to police Monday night after an altercation with his girlfriend early Saturday at a Kansas City bar.
Police department spokesman Darin Snapp said Johnson was cited for domestic abuse assault. Johnson posted bond and was released, with a court date set for Sept. 20 on the municipal charge.
Snapp said the incident began around 12:30 a.m. at The Drink, when Johnson's girlfriend came into the bar, where Johnson was with another woman. The 25-year-old girlfriend saw Johnson and walked the other way, Snapp said, but Johnson text messaged her and asked her to meet him downstairs.
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said the incident would not affect Johnson's standing with the team. "We always assume our players are not guilty of any major problem until someone really clarifies it for us," he said.
The running back grabbed the woman by the arm and pulled
her to the front door, according to the police report, where Johnson asked the manager to make her leave. But since she had done nothing wrong, the manager said he couldn't kick her out, Snapp said.
Snapp said Johnson, 25, of Leawood, became irate after his girlfriend confronted his date. He grabbed his girlfriend by the shoulders and shoved her, causing her to fall onto the floor, the police report said.
The accusations come less than two years after Johnson entered a diversion program for an incident in which he allegedly brandished a gun during an argument with an ex-girlfriend at his Leawood home. He was charged in December 2003 with aggravated assault, a felony, and misdemeanor domestic battery.
The girlfriend told The Kansas City Star the police report was wrong. Snapp said she told police she didn't want Johnson arrested.
Under terms of the diversion, Johnson was required to do 120 hours of community service, attend an anger management course and avoid trouble for two years.
Midnight man-to-man match
Angelo Phillips, Chicago freshman,battles Vance Weintraub,Dallas sophomore, in the final game of the one-on-one tournament held by Hawk Nights on Saturday on the McCollum courts. Phillips won the game and a $150 gift certificate to the store of his choice. Hawk Nights, a part of Student Union Activities holds alcohol-free late-night events.
Taylor Miller/KANSAN
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