Nate Johnson Arrested For Assault
[Bryan Fuller]
Michigan suspended Nate Johnson over the weekend. This is why:
ANN ARBOR -- Michigan football player Nate Johnson was arrested over the weekend by campus police following an alleged assault.
Diane Brown, spokesperson for the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security, told MLive on Monday that Johnson, 19, was arrested on campus in the early morning hours of Saturday for an attack on a female student.
Details of the incident were not immediately clear, but the alleged victim was located at a dorm room on campus, Brown said.
Unless Harbaugh alters his previous approach in these situations, Johnson won't play until the court case is resolved and there's a high probability this is the end of his career in Ann Arbor.
October 2nd, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
Well, if guilty, that certainly wasn't a smart decision on his part.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
Bye weeks man
October 2nd, 2017 at 2:47 PM ^
If he did it, then the kid is a fucking jackass and should be suspended.
October 2nd, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
The NFL should step in
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
"If he did it, then the kid is a fucking jackass and should be INCARCERATED."
I do agree with others that it is too early to jump to conclusions. There is too little information available to make a judgement at this point.
October 2nd, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^
Fair to say we hardly knew ya.
October 2nd, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^
Nancy Grace you are not. Thank you.
October 2nd, 2017 at 4:13 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
I'm curious what the "assault" amounts to. If it's sexual assault or domestic violence, I've got no problem with Johnson being kicked off the team and out of school. No place for that at Michigan.
But let's let the facts roll in. "Assault" can mean, IIRC, virtually any unwelcome touching. And if a man and a woman push one another, 9/10 times the man's going to get charged regardless of how it evolved.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
And user name checks out.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
can also mean punching a wall. Yes, you can be charged with domestic violence even if there's no actual violence. These things aren't always black and white.
I'll refrain from building the crucifix until all the facts come out.
October 2nd, 2017 at 4:31 PM ^
He's charged with domestic assualt and appears to have been in a relationship with the victim.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/10/michigan_cb_nate_john…
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:05 PM ^
Of assault or ok? I hope he didn't do it. But if he did. Say goodbye to football and get some help.
October 2nd, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:06 PM ^
Which court, criminal court or Title IX court? Or both?
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:23 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^
There's never been a "Title IX Court." That's a fiction created by people who think people like you are gullible.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
And yet you throw it away. Let's not throw away the young man if he is salvageable. Two sides to every legal story, it is possible he was attacked or the accusation is false. In any event, health and healing to the parties involved. And please take my advice as a lawyer, albeit a mere patent lawyer: avoid the legal system, particularly the criminal aspect, with all effort. Once in it, you can be pretty much tarnished for life. 0.02
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:14 PM ^
I hope it's not like a Mixon at Oklahoma type situation, doubtful there would be any film of it because it wasn't in a public place like a restaurant or coffee shop.
Let's hope this was a very low level situation that all parties can move on from in a mentallly and emotionally healthy way
October 2nd, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^
Or he could go to jail.
Or other things could happen.
Let's not rush to judgment. We don't really know anything yet.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
Nate Johnson was my favorite recruit out his class and I was sure he was going to do great things here. Seems the opposite has taken place.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:18 PM ^
It's like I tell my kids -- nothing good ever happens after midnight
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
My ex used to tell me that about bars. She knew, I didn't. Hence ex.
October 2nd, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
So a lot of people are saying 'Bye'... Do you guys not remember Grant Perry? He was also arrested for assault. I don't recall the initial revulsion to kick Grant off the campus for his transgression.
Do you guys also not remember Jordan Lewis? He was arrested for domestic violence, granted it was after his career was done. But nobody here said 'fuck, Lewis, he should be incarcerated'...
Let this run its course through the court system - like we allowed for Grant and Jordan. In time, the story will leak and we can make an informed opinion. For now, lets hope everyone involved is okay, and trust Harbaugh to handle this as well as he's handled other legal problems with young men just moved away from home for the first time.
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^
Not Jordan
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
Honestly not trying to get political here. I know the burden of proof on campus was in the news recently, but is there a slightly less burden of proof on campus? Or do I have this all wrong.
Also hoping the victim is ok if true.
October 2nd, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^
I believe burden of proof is the same as far as the U.S. legal system is concerned, however it is lower for the Title IX investigation *preponderance of guilt, i.e. at least 51% sure of guilt"
October 2nd, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^
Thank you!
Any idea if who has jurisdiction on this?
October 2nd, 2017 at 8:01 PM ^
There's no court system to contest the county's jurisdiction. Title IX investigations and hearings, like all investigations and hearing of alleged violations of the student code of conduct, are administrative and run in parallel to any criminal court legal process.
October 2nd, 2017 at 7:02 PM ^
everytime
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
why are we out in the first place, on scholarship? Michigan? we go out during the season? even on bye weeks? where is the leadership?
if it's true, burn 'em
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:35 PM ^
if it's true
god damn
stop this bullshit
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
First, per the story, whatever allegedly took place took place in a dorm. So that's not really "going out".
Second, are you seriously suggesting that kids don't have a right to go out during the season? That's a bit harsh. Sure, they should not be getting wasted and/or acting the fool, but not going out at all?
Third, "burn 'em"? That sounds ... / wait for it / ... incendiary. But I don't even know what person or persons "'em" is referring to.
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:10 PM ^
With the current state of affairs in our society I'm somewhat surprised that all male students of a coeducational institution don't take vows of celibacy while in attendance.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^
The Lewis situation turned out to be almost nothing, where Lewis wasn't even guilty of anything beyong pushing someone away. My guess is this will be more a difference between Perry and Clark, and as I noted below, that's dicier.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^
If he's guilty, he should be gone. Zero tolerance, and I know that is harsh but if you assaulted another person late at night, there should be consequences.
Hopefully this gets resolved quickly and correctly.
October 2nd, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:01 PM ^
I'll be honest, I'd have to see. If this is another Perry situation, where it (seemingly) was more incidential contact and not, like, what Frank Clark was guilty of, sure. But I would have been fine had Perry been booted as well. I have little tolerance for people injuring other people , alcohol and "this is college" aside.
October 2nd, 2017 at 5:11 PM ^
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