Disturbing Video of Oklahoma Running Back Joe Mixon Punching Woman Released During Lawsuit

The video of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a woman in 2014 was released.

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Disturbing video of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a woman was released today. Warning: the video below is extremely graphic.

The incident took place July 25, 2014. The woman who was punched, Amelia Molitor, is suing Mixon in Oklahoma City federal court for the attack inside a café.

Mixon voluntarily released the video, according to NewsOK.

Releasing the video did seem to be a foregone conclusion. The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week ruled in a resounding 8-1 decision that the city of Norman should release the video to the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.

There was a possibility the video would be released mere days before Oklahoma plays Auburn in the upcoming Sugar Bowl. Releasing it now circumvents that potential scenario.

A U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton dismissed two of Molitor’s three claims last month. NewsOK released parts of a letter from Mixon’s attorney, Blake Johnson.

"Mr. Mixon asked us to once again say he is sorry for the way he reacted that night. He has apologized publicly to Ms. Molitor, her friends, his family, teammates and the University," Johnson wrote. "He hopes that his voluntary release of these recordings will help put this matter to rest."

The broadcasters’ association had sued, adherent to the Open Records Act, for access to the video.

"While Mr. Mixon is not a party to the OAB lawsuit and has not been directed by the Court to make any disclosure, he does not see any reason for the release of the recording at issue in that lawsuit to be delayed any longer," Johnson wrote. "Further delay appears only to be generating unfounded speculation about what is shown in that video. We also see no reason to withhold the second recording we received from Ms. Molitor's attorneys and so have included it as well."

Mixon says the woman deserves some of the blame. His attorneys say Molitor "repeatedly instigated hostile conversations" with Mixon and his friends. Mixon claims she used racial slurs and instigated the physical confrontation.

Mixon was suspended from Oklahoma’s football team for one year and charged with a misdemeanor. Under a plea deal, he was put on probation for a year.

Mixon, a sophomore, has rushed for 1,183 yards and eight touchdowns this year. He was also an influential contributor as a freshman last season, and is considered a first-round NFL Draft prospect.

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