Bowling Green CB Nick Johnson arrested, charged with assault
Bowling Green cornerback Nick Johnson was arrested earlier this month for allegedly assaulting a woman on campus.
According to the Toledo Blade, Johnson, a second-team All-MAC selection in 2014, allegedly struck the woman “with a closed fist” and “then choked” her. The alleged incident occurred on April 6 “in a parked car” on Bowling Green’s campus at 10:37 p.m., according to school spokesman Dave Kielmeyer.
Johnson was reportedly dating the woman involved.
Johnson has been charged with a misdemeanor assault and had a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. The program announced Tuesday that he has been suspended indefinitely from the team.
Kielmeyer told the Blade that the investigation is “ongoing” and that Johnson will be subjected to the school’s disciplinary process.
This is Johnson’s third run-in with police in recent months.
From the Blade:
This is the third on-campus incident involving Johnson and police since Feb. 2. On that date, the 18-year-old was charged with theft after falsifying information to obtain a ‘lock-out’ key, which would allow him access to another student’s room. That charge was reduced to a misdemeanor of unauthorized use of property. Johnson was given a 30-day suspended sentence and fined $350 on the amended plea.
Additionally, Johnson was charged with disorderly conduct on March 19 for a fight with his roommate.
On March 19, Johnson was charged along with Bria Baker with disorderly conduct-fighting. On that day, according to police reports, Baker kicked Johnson out of an apartment they were sharing and, eventually, the pair stopped at Lot C on campus, where Baker threw Johnson’s belongings around the lot and scratched his face.
The 6-foot-2, 178-pound Johnson was a true freshman in 2014 and led the MAC with five interceptions. He also registered 72 tackles and 13 passes defended.
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