Just Give Him The Damn....Number Of Someone Who Kills People For Money



Former Jets/Bucs tight end Keyshawn Johnson has been issued with a restraining order for allegedly threatening to kill a man.



The restraining order states Johnson "threatened to kill plaintiff and beat him to a pulp." It also accuses Johnson of leaving threatening phone messages, in which he allegedly says he knows where the plaintiff, John Mahannah Jr., lives and "will get him," according to the newspapers' reports.

According to the report filed with the Oakland Police Department, Mahannah said the threats began in October, after Johnson learned that Mahannah and Johnson's ex-wife, Shikiri, had started a relationship in August.

Mahannah's report accuses Johnson of confronting him at a funeral Jan. 9, where Johnson said, "I'm going to catch you on the street and I will beat you to a pulp." Mahannah said Johnson had to be restrained by several people at the funeral, and that since then, the plaintiff has received five to six threatening calls each day, the Tribune reported.

In the police report, Mahannah states that in one of the messages, Johnson claimed he would "get someone else to kill [the plaintiff]."

The Oakland Police Department has asked that the tapes be turned over as evidence.

Under the terms of the temporary restraining order, Johnson has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from Mahannah and is prohibited from "causing or directing any third party from committing any acts," the Tribune reported.

"The nature of the restraining order [is the result] of criminal threats and more that have been going on for a period of time," attorney Lisa Alexholland told the Tribune. Alexholland is representing Mahannah in the case.

Johnson would not comment on the restraining order, but his agent, Jerome Stanley, said the situation has been exaggerated.

"It's just overblown, that's all," Stanley told the Times. "More smoke than substance. It's a ballgame level dispute that gets elevated because he's a professional athlete. It's typical."

"There are things in that report that are exaggerated," Stanley told the Tribune.

There's not much I can add to this sad tale except in my personal experience, it rarely does any good to warn someone else that you're going to kill them. The element of surprise is crucial in such situations.

Posted: Fri - January 23, 2004 at 05:10 PM      

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