Staff report

TAMPA, Fla. – Dijon Jaquis Johnson, 21, a cornerback on the Florida Gators football team, was arrested on May 2 in Tampa and charged with possession of synthetic marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, and resisting an officer without violence.

At about 11:14 p.m. on May 2, a Tampa Police Department officer pulled over a gray Dodge Challenger for stopping beyond the stop bar at an intersection. The driver of the Challenger was identified as Johnson; other occupants of the vehicle are mentioned, but the report does not state how many there were.

The officer reported that Johnson immediately became argumentative and refused to get out of the vehicle despite being asked several times to do so; the officer reportedly removed him from the vehicle and detained him.

A search of the vehicle was conducted, based on the probable cause of a strong odor of burned marijuana, and a backpack was found that reportedly contained Johnson’s passport, along with 8 grams of synthetic marijuana, an unreported quantity of marijuana, and a Glock 19, loaded with 17 rounds in the magazine but no rounds in the chamber.

Johnson has three traffic citations in Alachua County but no other local criminal history. He was released after posting $8,500 bail.

Johnson was a consensus four-star recruit coming out of Wharton High School in Tampa. He appeared in all 12 games of the 2023 season, primarily on special teams, and played at defensive back in all 13 games of the 2024 season, with five starts.

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