<section id="cb-15ad87c5531287f67d0ab51baf456b53" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">Ex-NFL star Chris Johnson is accused of funding murder-for-hire shootings that left two men dead in 2016 -- this according to explosive court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.
</section><section id="cb-3a3ff935e2c5c882ce7e29d1e5940d13" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">FYI, Johnson has NOT been formally charged with a crime -- and ADAMANTLY DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS -- but officials are clearly laying out their case against the running back ... and it's compelling stuff.
</section><section id="cb-d9c9b93f8dad75bc5350268b62365cb9" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
</section><section id="cb-db415e48fe3cee763cf4e841b14e4414" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
</section><section id="cb-ad4d19e54027e9dbd9702adac9d54774" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
<section id="cb-47f138234979e9b23f782ebb01abcd2b" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In new court docs ... law enforcement officials say "intelligence gathered suggested [the shooting] was a gang related murder attempt on Chris Johnson."
</section><section id="cb-bacbc65e9d5ee30abd0940ef03ec1ba3" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Officials also say ... months later, a noted Florida gang member named Dominic Bolden shot and killed two men -- one on Jan. 19, 2016 and one on July 24, 2016 -- who were believed to be the shooters in the March 2015 incident.
</section><section id="cb-32db24c8c0ad93d1696819fd31062bc5" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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.
</section><section id="cb-95c7e763689488f7af0e67d390028fe3" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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."
</section><section id="cb-1ef507e0b2094e3cd4f511691006b2d7" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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.
</section><section id="cb-88ca091fc7bd4d3d0f68e34bd036eaea" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">At the time of the March 2015 shooting, Chris was tagged in a social media post that appeared to be a threat directed at the gunmen ... but Chris denied he was seeking revenge, saying, "I don't live that life."
<section id="cb-0f854d6408fa7f334615c751f0adc042" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In the docs, 34-year-old Johnson is also accused of helping with day-to-day operations of the DTO ... but court records show he has NOT been formally charged with any crimes.
</section><section id="cb-fd6d400a6b6517c31e028826407cb2db" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">We've reached out to prosecutors at both the state attorney's office and the attorney general's office in Florida for comment on the investigation ... but so far, no word back yet.
</section><section id="cb-891b7c5ec560bedc1a58cc4ba169fbd7" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">We also reached out to Chris -- and a rep for the former NFL star tells us he strongly denies the allegations ... saying, "There's no validity to any of these accusations."
</section><section id="cb-ca53978c9458f9d7fe3a457ad890f7b4" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Chris is considered one the NFL's most exciting players EVER -- recording 9,561 rushing yards in his 10-year career.
</section><section id="cb-5042ea50c6a190f9387711774e9c1d72" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">He famously earned the nickname "CJ2K" after rushing for 2,006 yards in 2009.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/09/chris-johnson-accused-of-murder-for-hire-nfl-gang-court-documents/
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</section><section id="cb-3a3ff935e2c5c882ce7e29d1e5940d13" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">FYI, Johnson has NOT been formally charged with a crime -- and ADAMANTLY DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS -- but officials are clearly laying out their case against the running back ... and it's compelling stuff.
</section><section id="cb-d9c9b93f8dad75bc5350268b62365cb9" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
</section><section id="cb-db415e48fe3cee763cf4e841b14e4414" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
</section><section id="cb-ad4d19e54027e9dbd9702adac9d54774" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 18px;">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.
<section id="cb-47f138234979e9b23f782ebb01abcd2b" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In new court docs ... law enforcement officials say "intelligence gathered suggested [the shooting] was a gang related murder attempt on Chris Johnson."
</section><section id="cb-bacbc65e9d5ee30abd0940ef03ec1ba3" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Officials also say ... months later, a noted Florida gang member named Dominic Bolden shot and killed two men -- one on Jan. 19, 2016 and one on July 24, 2016 -- who were believed to be the shooters in the March 2015 incident.
</section><section id="cb-32db24c8c0ad93d1696819fd31062bc5" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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.
</section><section id="cb-95c7e763689488f7af0e67d390028fe3" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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."
</section><section id="cb-1ef507e0b2094e3cd4f511691006b2d7" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">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.
</section><section id="cb-88ca091fc7bd4d3d0f68e34bd036eaea" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">At the time of the March 2015 shooting, Chris was tagged in a social media post that appeared to be a threat directed at the gunmen ... but Chris denied he was seeking revenge, saying, "I don't live that life."
<section id="cb-0f854d6408fa7f334615c751f0adc042" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">In the docs, 34-year-old Johnson is also accused of helping with day-to-day operations of the DTO ... but court records show he has NOT been formally charged with any crimes.
</section><section id="cb-fd6d400a6b6517c31e028826407cb2db" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">We've reached out to prosecutors at both the state attorney's office and the attorney general's office in Florida for comment on the investigation ... but so far, no word back yet.
</section><section id="cb-891b7c5ec560bedc1a58cc4ba169fbd7" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">We also reached out to Chris -- and a rep for the former NFL star tells us he strongly denies the allegations ... saying, "There's no validity to any of these accusations."
</section><section id="cb-ca53978c9458f9d7fe3a457ad890f7b4" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">Chris is considered one the NFL's most exciting players EVER -- recording 9,561 rushing yards in his 10-year career.
</section><section id="cb-5042ea50c6a190f9387711774e9c1d72" class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last " data-context="**"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"**" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; clear: none; word-spacing: 0.141667em;">He famously earned the nickname "CJ2K" after rushing for 2,006 yards in 2009.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/09/chris-johnson-accused-of-murder-for-hire-nfl-gang-court-documents/
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