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Ex-GHS star Johnson indicted by grand jury in rape case, report says
Former Tennessee linebacker, current Vols player tied to investigation
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former Gainesville High football star A.J. Johnson, a former University of Tennessee linebacker, was one of two men indicted by a grand jury Thursday in connection with a rape investigation. Johnson’s attorney, Tom Dillard, confirmed to the Knoxville News Sentinel that the Knox County District Attorney General’s office had informed him of his client’s indictment. “We’re making plans for him to surrender,” Dillard was quoted as saying.