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Prosecutors say Joe Mixon‘s sister’s boyfriend fired 10-to-11 rounds at a young person exterior of the NFL star’s dwelling earlier this month — placing the boy as soon as within the foot — and now, the person is dealing with critical jail time over all of it.
Hamilton County prosecutor Melissa Powers held a information convention on Thursday afternoon to offer an replace on the case … revealing 34-year-old Lamonte Brewer, Shalonda Mixon‘s BF, has been hit with 4 legal expenses, together with felony assault, after investigators say he shot at a 16-year-old who was enjoying with a Nerf gun close to Joe Mixon’s home in Ohio on March 6 at round 8:30 PM.
Powers mentioned surveillance footage, obtained through search warrant on Joe Mixon’s dwelling, confirmed Brewer and Joe Mixon within the Bengals star’s yard as teenagers had been exterior of it enjoying a sport referred to as “Nerf wars.”
She mentioned video confirmed Brewer at one level open hearth on a 16-year-old who was operating close to the yard with a toy gun … practically hitting the boy within the head.
“It is a miracle he was not killed,” Powers mentioned.
Video, the prosecutor claimed, confirmed Joe Mixon was within the yard on the time of the taking pictures and did have a gun on his particular person too, however by no means drew the weapon, and “as a authorized gun proprietor, [Joe] Mixon had the appropriate to own the firearm and didn’t commit a criminal offense.”
She mentioned the NFL participant had been involved for his security lately after receiving dying threats on social media.
She did say, although, that the video confirmed Shalonda Mixon — Joe’s 34-year-old sister — selecting up shell casings within the yard … earlier than she took off with Brewer in a automobile.
Powers mentioned cops finally stopped the car — and located the gun, a Zastava M92, that was used within the taking pictures earlier within the night within the trip’s trunk.
Powers mentioned along with the 4 expenses they’ve filed in opposition to Brewer, in addition they hit Shalonda Mixon with one depend of tampering with proof and one depend of obstruction of justice. Powers mentioned Brewer is dealing with as much as 20 years behind bars if convicted, whereas Shalonda Mixon is dealing with 4.
“It is unbelievable that one thing like this might occur,” Powers mentioned. “It is laborious to fathom how anybody might goal a gun at a toddler, not to mention hearth 10 to 11 rounds at him.”
Joe Mixon’s agent, Peter Schaffer, launched a press release following Powers’ information convention … saying the Cincinnati tailback “witnessed a person carrying what gave the impression to be a rifle racing straight in the direction of his property as the person continued to bark directions.”
“When one other particular person discharged a firearm, Joe interceded to cease the particular person discharging a firearm. Joe hates {that a} younger grownup was injured throughout this incident.”
Powers reiterated a number of occasions in her information convention that Joe Mixon was not being charged and dedicated no crime throughout the night.
