Prosecutors have moved to revoke the bond of former University of Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson, who’s awaiting trial on rape charges, after his weekend DUI arrest.
“The defendant’s refusal to obey the laws of this state … make him a continuing threat to the community,” Knox County Deputy District Attorney General Kyle Hixson wrote in a motion filed Monday afternoon.
Johnson and his former teammate Michael Williams have been free on bond for more than two years since their indictment on charges of raping a woman during a November 2014 party at Johnson’s South Knoxville apartment after a football win. That case remains on hold pending a decision by the Tennessee Supreme Court on whether to hear an appeal on arguments about the accuser’s social media history.
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