Former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has been formally accused of funding murder-for-hire shootings that left two men dead back in 2016, according to TMZ.
“Long story short, officials believe CJ2K rewarded a gang member with cash after the guy allegedly killed two men who were suspected of gunning down Johnson’s friend in 2015.
Here’s the backstory … Johnson nearly died in a shooting in Orlando, Fla., back on March 8, 2015 … when Orange County Sheriff officials say someone opened fire on a Jeep that Chris was in at around 4 AM.
Johnson suffered a bullet wound to his shoulder and made a full recovery … but the driver of the vehicle, his friend, Dreekius Johnson, did not survive the attack.”
It should be noted that Johnson has not been charged with any crime as of right now.
New court documents say “intelligence gathered suggested [the shooting] was a gang related murder attempt on Chris Johnson.” Officials then state that a gang member named Dominic Bolden shot and killed two men — one on January 2016 and the other on July 2016. Those two men were believed to be the two men who opened fire on Johnson and his friend.
“In the court docs, officials claim an informant told them as a reward for Bolden’s alleged actions … Chris helped the guy become a leader of a famed drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Florida.
The informant told officials that Johnson supplied Bolden “with funds and an individual who could continually supply Dominic Bolden with as much narcotics as needed to supply the DTO.”
The informant also told officials the “murder for hire elevated Dominic Bolden’s rank, reputation and power within the DTO” — eventually making Bolden the org’s de facto leader.”
The 34-year-old is also being accused of helping with day-to-day operations of the DTO.
Johnson ended his 10-year NFL career with 9,561 rushing yards, while earning the nickname “CJ2K” after rushing for 2,006 yards in 2009.
