Ex-Chiefs back Larry Johnson charged with battery in Miami

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been arrested on aggravated battery charges after an altercation at a South Beach nightclub.

Miami-Dade County jail records show that Johnson was booked at 7:33 a.m. Tuesday. He was being held on $7,500 bail.

A Miami Beach police report says that Johnson cut another man with a broken bottle at a club in the Delano Hotel. Jail records did not list an attorney for him.

The 34-year-old Johnson played in the NFL from 2003 to 2011 after starring at Penn State.

His best years were with the Chiefs, when he rushed for more than 1,700 yards in both 2005 and 2006. Johnson’s final years in Kansas City were marred by off-field problems, including two suspensions in his final 12 months with the team.

The Chiefs released him seven games into the 2009 season after he posted a gay slur on his Twitter account and questioned then-coach Todd Haley. Johnson ended up 55 yards shy of Priest Holmes’ franchise rushing record.

He ended his career with the Miami Dolphins, and he also played for Washington and Cincinnati Bengals.

Johnson had several run-ins with the law during his time in Kansas City.

In July 2010, Johnson was admonished by a Kansas City Municipal Court judge for not completing 40 hours of community service. But instead of sending Johnson to jail, the judge gave Johnson, who was on a two-year probation stemming from two convictions of disturbing the peace for incidents at Kansas City nightclubs in 2008, another opportunity to complete the work.

Johnson initially was charged with two counts of assault, but those charges were amended as part of a plea agreement that would remove the convictions from his record if he completed probation.

In the first incident, a 26-year-old woman alleged that Johnson shoved her on the side of the head inside the Grand Emporium in the 3800 block of Main Street. She told police that she and a friend were walking through the club when Johnson came toward them and said, “Don’t touch me,” as he shoved her.

The second incident occurred at Club Blonde in the 100 block of Ward Parkway. A 24-year-old woman alleged that Johnson intentionally spit a drink in her face and made a threat against her boyfriend.

This story was originally published October 7, 2014 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Ex-Chiefs back Larry Johnson charged with battery in Miami."