Bengals' Joe Mixon found not guilty of aggravated menacing charge

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A judge ruled that Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon not guilty of an aggravated menacing charge stemming from an alleged road rage incident earlier this year.

"The standard of reasonable doubt is the highest standard that we have in our justice system, as it should be," Hamilton County judge Gwen Bender said prior to handing down the ruling.

The decision comes a month after Mixon agreed to a reduced salary in order to stay with the Bengals for the upcoming season. 

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Joe Mixon, #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals, stretches prior to an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills at Paycor Stadium on January 2, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"After a careful of all of the evidence presented at trial, including the stipulations and the testimony presented today, I cannot say the city sustained its burden."

The state alleged Mixon pulled a gun following a road rage incident and told a woman that he should shoot her in the face.

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Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) looks for room during the third quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium. (Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)

However, Bender said Cincinnati prosecutors had not produced sufficient evidence to prove the aggravated menacing charge. The incident allegedly happened in late January, shortly before the Bengals were set to play the Buffalo Bills in a playoff game.

Mixon's attorney argued that the woman involved in the alleged traffic dispute had not been under the impression that the Bengals