Apr
Chris Henry Charged With Assault
Troubled Bengals player Chris Henry is in trouble again.
The wide receiver is charged with assault and criminal damaging out of Hamilton County.
Local 12 broke the story Wednesday night.
According to the police report, Henry was involved in a fight on Ohio Avenue in Clifton Heights Monday.
Chris Henry (Getty Images)
Gregory Meyer, 18, claims Henry threw a bottle, shattering his car window and punched him in the face outside his apartment complex.
Meyer is a UC freshman. He tells Local 12 Reporter Shawn Ley he was walking out of his apartment with his girlfriend, when the bottle was thrown at his car. Meyer says he was attacked when confronting the suspect about that.
Meyer needed a staple to close a gash on the top of his head.
Chris Henry has reportedly told police this is a case of mistaken identity.
Police say they were talking to Henry’s attorney Wednesday night in hopes he would turn himself in soon.
Just last month, Henry was ticketed in Cincinnati for driving with expired license plates.
In November, Newport on the Levee banned Henry from the property for five years. According to an incident report, Henry parked his car without paying the valet. When confronted, a friend of Henry’s reportedly pushed the valet. No charges were ever filed.
That incident was the same week the NFL cleared Henry to play, following an eight game suspension.
That was in response to several run-ins with the law, including a gun conviction in Florida, allowing minors to drink in a Covington hotel room, and marijuana possession in a separate Covington incident.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell has Henry under a zero tolerance policy, so if the newest accusations are accurate, Henry could be suspended again.
No one answered the door at Chris Henry’s home Wednesday night.
Local 12 Sports Director and Voice of the Bengals Brad Johansen tried to call Henry Wednesday night, but there was no answer.
We have not yet heard from the Bengals or the league.
Source : www.local12.com
