Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been found not guilty of aggravated menacing stemming from a January road rage incident.
Judge Gwen Bender delivered the verdict on Thursday after a multiday trial, clearing him in the longstanding case.
Mixon was initially accused of pointing a firearm at a woman and saying she should be “popped in the face” stemming from a January road rage incident. Charges were initially dropped but were refiled in April after investigators said they found new evidence.
In a statement, Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer, said the ruling “vindicates Joe as a person” and means the running back can return to the business of football.
Mixon has spent the last five seasons as the lead running back for the Bengals. While these criminal charges are behind him, he is still facing a lawsuit over his role in a separate incident.
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