AJ Johnson Situation Updates(News and Links only - No Discussion)

#51
#51
Guys, the name of this thread is "Actual news/updates about the AJ situation," but now we're back to the I-heard-this and What-if stuff again.

Can we honor the intent of this thread and keep the speculative stuff on The Other Thread?

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#52
#52
How about this for an update:

Matt Slovin ‏@MattSlovin 3m3 minutes ago
Linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen calls A.J. Johnson "a great kid, great ambassador" and says he can't wait to get him back.
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eazyTD said:
Let's just play out a hypothetical scenario here.

- Huge party is going on Saturday night after a UT win. AJ Johnson and Michael Williams are there.

- DB has been talking to/dating a certain female prior to Saturday.

- That female also has a past of having casual relations with AJ Johnson.

- Female texts AJ Saturday night. Text messages say she would like to see him and have sex with him that night.

- AJ says cool. I'm at a party. Come over.

- They do their thing. She's there to see AJ, everything's fine.

- MW decides he wants some too. Rapes her.

- Girl calls DB. Tells him she needs him right now. Tells him that she's been raped.

- There's plenty of people at the party that knows she had sex wth AJ.

- DB asks what she's doing at the party.

- She doesn't want Drae to know that she wanted to have sex wth AJ, says he raped her too.

- They go back to Drae's place and talk then call police. Drae says if they raped you, you gotta call the cops.

- News travels fast and everyone knows quickly that DB picked her up from the party.

- DB later finds out that AJ has text messages from the girl saved where she was not discreet in what she wanted. Teammates and coaches see this. Teammates are ready to strangle DB for believing her and not checking with AJ when she said AJ raped her.


Things can get twisted rather quickly, just like that.
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This is from the poster in the recruiting forum who posted what I said yesterday. He claims theres a lot of truth in this hypothetical scenario.
 
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This was in an article on facebook by 24/7 sports called Fast Five (5 things about Wednesdays practice)

4. FORGOT ABOUT DRAE? Third-year sophomore wide receiver Drae Bowles did not appear to be on Haslam Field on Wednesday afternoon. In all candor, Bowles is always on the scout team, so he’s often wearing a different number and doing different things, so it’s possible that he was out there and we just didn’t see him. Regardless, we didn’t see him. We inquired about Bowles and have not received an answer to this point, or even confirmation that he wasn’t on the field.
 
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Not really news but Butch said today on 104.5 that AJ will not be honored in any way on senior night.

He knows something we don't IMO.
 
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Hyams said today that he doesn't expect anything to be decided until after the season is over and that it might go to a grand jury
 
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Jones just said on 104.5 in Nashville that AJ would not be involved with senior day activities
 
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Per Hubbs

It's obviously been a difficult week in Vol football with the investigation into allegations of forcible rape involving A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams. Investigators executed a search warrant on Sunday at Johnson's apartment and have spent the week interviewing people who were at the apartment as well as interviewing the alleged victim, Johnson, and Williams. On Thursday, interviews of those at the apartment were continuing.

No charges have been filed and really there is no timetable for that to happen. The District Attorney's office has received some of the evidence and has had discussions with the alleged victim. But the final findings from the investigation have not been turned over at this point. Once it is then it's believed that the DA's office will present its findings before a grand jury to determine what charges if any will be filed. With next week being a holiday, it's not guaranteed that a grand jury would meet or have the case to review. Typically, grand jury's hearings only occur one day a week.

That's why there is no timetable on anything at this point. As the investigation continues, Johnson and Williams remain suspended from all team activities and that includes Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

It should also be noted that Jones' decision to suspend both players before charges have been filed was received well by many this week from authorities to the national media as well as people on campus and close to the University. It was not in any way a statement about assummed guilt or innocence. It was a move that in today's climate is needed and it's been noted by a lot of people, because other programs and franchises haven't handled similar situations the same way.
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When looking at the search warrant, I noticed the crime is listed as TCA 39-13-502. This is "aggravated rape."

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-502. Aggravated rape
(a) Aggravated rape is unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances:
(1) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act and the defendant is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim reasonably to believe it to be a weapon;
(2) The defendant causes bodily injury to the victim;
(3) The defendant is aided or abetted by one (1) or more other persons; and (A) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act; or
(B) The defendant knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless.
(b) Aggravated rape is a Class A felony.

Class A felony -- Not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) years in prison. In addition, the jury may assess a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), unless otherwise provided by statute

Edit to provide punishment.
 
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Per WBIR (On Facebook. No updated link/article yet)

BREAKING: Documents show used condom, comforter, marijuana grinder, iPhone & more seized from Vols LB AJ Johnson's apartment.
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Not an update, but an adjunct to the newly released documents:

From the KPD Initial Incident Report:

Drug Related: no

Weapon/Force: none

Injuries:
Victim 1: other*
Victim 2: none

*generally none visible; transported to UT Medical Center for rape kit
 
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17Vols said:
So does the case being sealed imply anything? Does this communicate anything in terms of the likelyhood of charges being filed?
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"The first three pages of an affidavit outlining the Knoxville Police Department's request for DNA from the two accused players have been placed under seal. The affidavit for the warrant seeking evidence from Johnson's apartment has also been placed under seal."

"DeBusk said police requested a judge seal the documents because "information contained in the affidavits could be harmful to the open investigation."
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McGee said the documents were sealed "because it's been indicated to the court that there's an ongoing investigation that could be compromised if released now so that will be kept under seal at least for the present."

Documents detail seized items in UT rape investigation; some records sealed - News Sentinel Story
 
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Butch's comment at yesterday's presser indicates that UTAD has distanced itself from AJ and Williams. From GoVolsXtra:

"Jones said he has not been in contact with A.J. Johnson or sophomore cornerback Michael Williams, who have been suspended from all team activities pending an investigation into allegations that they raped a UT student. They have not been charged. Jones said he is letting the investigation take care of itself and offered no further comment on the matter."
 
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