Nebraska’s Mickey Joseph Arrested For Allegedly “Choking, Punching & Pushing” a Woman

Mickey Joseph, Nebraska’s interim football coach for the final nine games of the season, was detained on Wednesday in connection with a domestic disturbance case.

According to Lincoln Police, Joseph was detained for a domestic disturbance near South 34th and Tree Line Drive. On Wednesday night, the Lincoln Police Department’s call log revealed that officers had been called to the area in response to a report that someone had “pushed, choked, punched,” and “pulled the  victim’s hair.”

Strangulation and domestic assault are the charges against Joseph. As per the press release, police were called to a residence in south Lincoln at 1:54 pm on Monday. After the investigation was finished, Joseph, 54, was detained at a different location on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault and strangulation.

He was kept in the county jail of Lancaster. “I was made aware of the charges against Coach Joseph and given the nature of the allegations and based on University policy he has been placed on administrative leave,” said Nebraska’s athletic director Trev Albert said in a statement.

Joseph, who joined Nebraska after leaving LSU, served as the interim head coach for the Huskers and had a 3-6 record in that capacity.

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Mickey Joseph has had troubles with the law in the past

From 1988 to 1991, Joseph played quarterback for the Cornhuskers and had several run-ins with the law. He was detained in September 1990 on suspicion of committing criminal mischief for allegedly trying to break into his girlfriend’s apartment while allegedly breaking an exterior window and damaging an interior window.

The girlfriend’s roommate reportedly told police that there had been a domestic dispute going on for several hours prior to the incident. Due to witnesses who refused to cooperate, no charges were brought in that case.

In 1989, Joseph was also detained in Lincoln on suspicion of drunk driving, which resulted in a one-game suspension. During his 25-year coaching career, Joseph has worked with college teams at every level.

In five years at LSU, he developed four receivers who were picked in the first two rounds of the NFL draft, earning him a spot among the top 25 recruiters in the country in 2019.

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