Deadspin
So this probably needs to be addressed: Florida A&M freshman quarterback Michael Johnson was arrested today after he admitted that he lied about being attacked at gunpoint in his dorm room. And no one is sure why he did it.
Johnson, 19, was taken to the Leon County Jail. He faces charges of filing a false report to law enforcement and making false official statements. Both charges are misdemeanors. "During the course of the investigation, he decided to confess to committing the act," FAMU Police Chief Calvin Ross said Friday evening. Johnson's mother, Mina Forte-Ferguson, told the Tallahassee Democrat and FAMU authorities Thursday that three men rushed in her son's room at Gibbs Hall about 4 a.m. Tuesday and pushed him on the bed. Forte-Ferguson then said the intruders wrote "Mike + football = death" on his mirror, television and refrigerator. Johnson's parents returned to Durham, N.C. following several meetings on campus, including one with head football coach Joe Taylor.
And a reader reminds us that this is the same FAMU that once featured Mike Gillespie Sr., the head men's basketball coach who was jailed for stalking. Nice.
FAMU PD: Quarterback Jailed After Making Up Attack Story [Tallahassee Democrat]
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Thats one way to get out of your scholarship.
Kevin Hart was truly a visionary.
I wasn't attacked at gunpoint, either.
ahhhh, the Leon County Jail. such memories.
SPPO + Work = DEATH
there...its written (and I don't know who did it!). Now can I go home?
he wasn't recruited by oregon, either.
nate newton and kwame kilpatrick remain unimpressed
the one guy had a knife, yeah a knife that's it
Mythical gunman 1: dude, hurry up, let's get out of here!
Myhtical gunman 2: hang on man, I have to write this threat on THREE things before we bolt!
Mythical gunman 3: Write it on that throw pillow too, yo.
Yes, but the other guys divided (Mike + football) by death, making it "Mike + football = #1"
@Ray: Don't forget BEDMAS.
I wish I would've been this creative when trying to get extensions on due dates of papers/tests.
In his defense, the stuff I scrawl all over my apartment walls in a meth-fueled haze SEEMS like it was written by another person.
Pussy. Real men fake a kidnapping by driving from Dayton to Texas, and they bring peanut butter along for the ride. A blankie, too. Sometimes it gets cold out there in manhood.
so, he snitched on himself? awwww, snap, he's got some money on his brains.
wait, what?
No TV and No Beer Make Michael Johnson go Something Somthing.
@Creativenamethatmakesyougiggle: How in God's name do you know about Sammy Smith?
I once lied about being sexually attacked by a hot co-ed in my dormroom.
I never snitched on myself, until now.
Bold move. But, it's just crazy enough to get him a scholarship across town at Florida St.
I think the police should have suspected something after he claimed that it was Kevin Hart who had held him at gunpoint....
@The Fan's Attic: Snitches get stitches.
Sexy stitches.
Was he wearing those awesome gold sneakers that he wore during the Atlanta Olympics?
I wonder if he killed Jean Benet Ramsey too?
It ain't easy trying to be Sean Taylor.
no
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