URBANA, Ohio -- Former Ohio State and Cincinnati Bengals fullback Pete Johnson has been found guilty for writing a bad check to buy a pickup truck. He was acquitted of a second charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle.
Johnson, 53, faces up to one year in prison and a fine of $2,500 following his conviction Monday in Champaign County Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced July 21.
Johnson played for Ohio State from 1973-1976 and then with the Bengals until 1983. He was indicted by a grand jury in December after an auto dealer told police in Mechanicsburg that Johnson bought a 2001 Dodge Ram truck at auction in September for $13,300 and paid for it with a bad check.
Johnson testified that he thought he had sufficient funds in the account to cover the check. He paid the full balance with a cashier's check last month, according to testimony.
The jury deliberated a little over an hour before returning the verdict Monday evening.
Urbana is about 40 miles northwest of Columbus.
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