It was an eventful weekend for Anthony
Johnson.
One day after knocking out
Jose Augusto Azevedo Barros in the second round at Bellator 258
in his first fight in more than four years, “Rumble” was arrested
in Connecticut.
Accoring to a report from the
Greenwich Daily Voice, Johnson was taken into custody by New
Caanan (Conn.) police and charged with identity theft, receipt from
the illegal use of a credit card, and cited for spending less than
$500 on a revoked payment card.
The charges stem from a complaint made by an area resident whose
credit card was used without permission to purchase a round-trip
ticket from Newark to Fort Lauderdale in November 2019. Authorities
then obtained a warrant for Johnson, who was allegedly the
passenger on that illegally purchased flight.
New Canaan police located Johnson at the Mohegan Sun Casino and
transported him back to headquarters, where he was released on $500
bond. He is scheduled to make a court appearance later this month
to respond to the charges. Johnson currently resides in Deerfield,
Fla.
Johnson is expected to face reigning light heavyweight champion
Vadim
Nemkov in the semifinals of the 205-pound grand prix sometime
in July if all goes as planned.