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Civil suit against former Bengal Joe Mixon to go to trial in June 2025

ANOTHER DEBATE IN SEPTEMBER. NEW ON WLWT THE CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER BENGALS RUNNING BACK JOE MIXON IS SCHEDULED TO BE TRIAL BY A JURY NEXT JUNE. THE LAWSUIT IS RELATED TO A SHOOTING OUTSIDE HIS ANDERSON TOWNSHIP HOME LAST YEAR WHICH INJURED A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY. HE WAS SHOT WHILE PLAYING NERF WARS WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY LAMONT BREWER, AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MIXON, FIRED THE SHOTS, BUT THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS MIXON PROVIDED THE GUN AND THE AMMUNITION USED. MIXON'S LAWYERS SAY HE DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT. IT IS

Civil suit against former Bengal Joe Mixon to go to trial in June 2025

The civil lawsuit against former Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon is scheduled to go to trial in June 2025. It stems from a March 2023 shooting when a group of teenagers were playing “Nerf Wars” near Mixon's home when police say another man, Lamonte Brewer, fired a gun, hitting one of the teens in the foot. A search warrant was executed for surveillance footage from Mixon's home that, according to the indictment, shows Brewer in Mixon's backyard firing several shots at the teen. The teen's family sued Mixon, claiming he provided Brewer with the gun and ammunition despite knowing his criminal background. In a new filing released Tuesday by Mixon's defense team, his lawyers said Mixon and Brewer were both standing in the yard with guns, but Mixon was unaware of Brewer's legal history. Attorneys also said Brewer was not working for Mixon at the time and that Mixon does not remember speaking to the teens before the shooting happened.Joe Mixon has not been criminally charged in the shooting. Brewer is facing federal court and his trial is not scheduled to begin until September at the earliest.Joe's sister, Shalonda Mixon, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, a felony. She admitted she tried to hide shell casings from the gun in question.At the time of the shooting, Brewer was dating Shalonda Mixon. She was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to her role in the shooting.Mixon no longer plays for the Bengals; the organization traded him to the Houston Texans in March.

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

The civil lawsuit against former Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon is scheduled to go to trial in June 2025.

The incident stems from a shooting in March 2023 when a group of teenagers were playing “Nerf Wars” near Mixon's home when, according to police, another man, Lamonte Brewer, fired a gun, hitting one of the teenagers in the foot.

A search warrant was executed for surveillance footage from Mixon's home that, according to the prosecution, shows Brewer in Mixon's backyard firing several shots at the teenager.

The teenager's family sued Mixon, claiming he supplied Brewer with the gun and ammunition despite knowing about his criminal past.

In a new brief released Tuesday by Mixon's defense team, his lawyers said both Mixon and Brewer were in the yard with guns, but Mixon was unaware of Brewer's criminal record.

The lawyers also said that Brewer was not working for Mixon at the time and that Mixon did not remember speaking to the teenagers before the shooting.

Joe Mixon has not been criminally charged in the shooting. Brewer will face federal charges and his trial is not scheduled to begin until September at the earliest.

Joe's sister, Shalonda Mixon, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. She admitted that she tried to hide shell casings from the gun in question.

At the time of the shooting, Brewer was dating Shalonda Mixon. She was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to her role in the shooting.

Mixon no longer plays for the Bengals after the organization traded him to the Houston Texans in March.

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