Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) scores his fifth touchdown as Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson (7) attempts to stop him in the third quarter during a Week 9 NFL game, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) scored a franchise record five touchdowns in the game.

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Bengals RB Joe Mixon enters not guilty plea on menacing charge

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to an aggravated menacing charge in Hamilton County Municipal Court.

Bond was set at $10,000.

Mixon, 26, is charged with one misdemeanor count stemming from a road rage incident on Jan. 21 in which police say he pointed a gun at a woman.

Mixon was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.

According to police, the incident happened shortly before Mixon was due be to at Paycor Stadium to leave with the team for a road playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.

The initial charge against Mixon was dismissed in early February before being refiled by Cincinnati police on April 7.

Mixon completed his sixth season with the Bengals, who lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game. This past season, Mixon had 210 carries for 814 yards and seven touchdowns and caught 60 passes for 441 yards and two TDs.

In his six seasons, Mixon has rushed for 5,378 yards on 1,314 carries and 40 TDs, along with 231 catches for 1,763 yards and 10 scores. He has topped 1,000 rushing yards three times.

The Bengals selected Mixon in the second round with the 48th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. A potential first-round pick, he dropped in the draft after concerns about his character. While at Oklahoma in 2014, Mixon pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for punching a woman in the face.

Mixon signed a four-year, $48 million extension in 2020 and was named to the Pro Bowl that season.

–Field Level Media

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) gestures for a first down after a carry in the second quarter during an NFL divisional playoff football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.

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Menacing charge against Bengals’ Joe Mixon dismissed

An Ohio judge dismissed an arrest warrant for Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon on Friday — at least for now.

An affadavit from a woman who alleged Mixon threatened her with a gun during a road rage incident on Jan. 21 was filed Thursday in Hamilton County Municipal Court.

Judge Curt Kissinger told The (Cincinnati) Enquirer he signed off on the dismissal of the aggravated menacing charge but that prosecutors have the option of refiling the charge at a later date. The prosecutor’s office requested the charge be dropped to allow for additional investigation, WCPO-TV reported.

According to the affadavit, Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and said, “You should be popped in the face. I should shoot you. The police (can’t) get me,” per multiple media reports.

The Bengals issued a statement Thursday and said, “The club is aware misdemeanor charges have been raised against Joe Mixon. The club is investigating the situation and will not comment further at this time.”

Mixon, 26, completed his sixth season with the Bengals, who lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. This season, he had 210 carries for 814 yards and seven touchdowns and caught 60 passes for 441 yards and two TDs. In his six seasons, Mixon has rushed for 5,378 yards on 1,314 carries and 40 TDs, along with 231 catches for 1,763 yards and 10 scores.

The Bengals selected Mixon in the second round with the 48th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. A potential first-round pick, he dropped in the draft after concerns about his character. While at Oklahoma in 2014, Mixon pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for punching a woman in the face.

Mixon signed a four-year, $48 million extension in 2020 and was named to the Pro Bowl that season.

–Field Level Media