UNEXPECTED Hunter’s dad Casey Johnson pleads guilty to assault

Casey Johnson, the father of Unexpected dad Hunter Johnson, pleaded guilty to assault in Arkansas court on Tuesday.

Starcasm can exclusively reveal Casey pleaded guilty to an amended charge of 2nd degree assault of a family or household member. As part of the plea deal, the charge of 3rd degree endangering the welfare of a child was dropped.

The court will not accept Casey’s plea for 90 days. During that time period, Casey is not allowed to have any “offensive contact or communication” with his estranged wife, Brettney Johnson.

If Casey doesn’t violate any of the conditions, the assault charge will also be dropped.

From the filing:

So long as the Defendant has no further criminal violations and no offensive contact with Brettney Johnson within the said advisement period, this charge shall be dismissed.

Upon successful completion of the conditions set forth herein, the charge shall be dismissed without a finding of guilt, without a judgment of conviction, and without further proceedings.

What happens if Casey is not able to abide by the conditions? From the filing:

In the event the State alleges a violation of the conditions of this Order, the matter may be set for further hearing. At such hearing, the Court may determine whether the conditions have been violated and, if so, may then consider whether to accept the previously tendered plea and proceed according to law.

Until and unless the Court affirmatively accepts the plea and enters a judgment of conviction, there shall be no conviction, adjudication of guilt, or finding of guilt arising from this proceeding.

The filing included verification signed by Brettney.

Starcasm previously shared details about the altercation between Casey Johnson and Brettney Johnson that resulted in Casey’s arrest on July 23. Those details came from Brettney herself on Facebook.

Below are two excerpts from our previous post:

Brettney says the incident that resulted in Casey’s arrest included him ripping the door handle off of her vehicle before entering through the backseat. She described multiple injuries she sustained while Casey “had me pinned to my seat.” She later added: “I’ve never seen him like that. For the first time I was terrified of that man.”

Brettney says the only eyewitness was the couple’s daughter, who Casey took with him after the alleged incident. “What got him arrested came from his own daughter’s mouth. As much as I hate she was there I’m glad she was.”

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