Former Tennessee LB A.J. Johnson, current CB Michael Williams indicted in rape case

Following an investigation that lasted nearly three months, former Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson and current UT cornerback Michael Williams have been indicted in a rape case by a Knox County grand jury.

Attorneys representing both Johnson and Williams confirmed the indictment to the Knoxville News Sentinel.

“I will confirm that I received a notification (from the Knox County District Attorney General’s office) that a presentment had been returned against him alleging rape,” said Williams’ attorney, David Eldridge. “Mr. Williams turned himself in to the Knox County jail and was released on a $40,000 bond.”

Johnson’s attorney told the News Sentinel that he was informed earlier on Thursday.

“We’re making plans for him to surrender,” Dillard said of Johnson.

No specific charges have been revealed.

The indictment stems from a November incident in which a 19-year-old female UT student accused Johnson, 23, and Williams, 21, of rape at approximately 1:45 a.m. during a party at Johnson’s apartment. Johnson was also accused of sexual assaulting another woman in the same incident. The second woman told police in November that she will not pursue charges.

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones suspended both players indefinitely after the news of the allegations emerged and neither played for the rest of the season. Johnson, a 2013 All-SEC selection who was the Vols’ leading tackler at the time, graduated in December. Williams, who is still enrolled at Tennessee, started five games and made 23 tackles for the Vols in 2014.

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