Joe Mixon Controversy: Why Was an Arrest Warrent Issued Against the RB Last Year?

RB Joe Mixon has been a revelation for the Houston Texans this season. He’s had a dominating ground game and has been super efficient around the goal line. And he’s continuing this dominance in the Texans’ ongoing matchup against the Cowboys.

However, his stint with the Texans almost didn’t happen. In January 2023, while he was still playing for the Bengals, criminal charges of aggravated menacing, and first-degree misdemeanor, were filed against Mixon, and an arrest warrant issued in his name.

According to an affidavit filed in Hamilton County Municipal Court, Mixon had 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.” 

The case was dismissed by a judge in February but Cincinnati Police refiled charges against the RB due to “discovery of new evidence during the investigative process.”

In August 2023, the RB was once again found not guilty and relieved of all his charges.

Mixon had gotten in trouble before this incident as well, similarly for alleged violence against a woman. He faced a one-season suspension at the University of Oklahoma after he accepted an Alford plea in a 2014 incident where he was accused of assaulting a woman.

An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain their innocence while acknowledging that the prosecution has sufficient evidence for a conviction. This case arose from an altercation in which Mixon allegedly punched a female student, resulting in serious injuries to her face.