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By Brian Nordli (contact), Conor Shine (contact) 
Published Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 | 2:27 p.m.
Updated Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 | 5:21 p.m.
Former NFL running back Larry Johnson was arrested early Friday morning at the Bellagio for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend.
The 32-year-old, 5-foot-3, 120-pound Maryland woman woke up early Friday in the hallway of the Bellagio hotel, clothed only in her underwear and a see-through blouse.
Her face and torso showed the marks of a beating and she had bruises on her neck, indicating she had been strangled.
Crying, she knocked on multiple doors on the 10th floor of the hotel until someone called security.
Later in Friday’s early morning hours, Bellagio security detained Larry Johnson, a 32-year-old, 6-foot-2, 220-pound former NFL star running back while his ex-girlfriend iced her bruises and spoke with Metro Police.
The details of what had transpired that night were fuzzy, Johnson’s ex-girlfriend said, according to a police report.
She was out drinking with her girlfriends when she met up with Johnson to catch up. The two then went up to his room at the Bellagio to continue talking. That’s when the details began to blur, she said.
Johnson allegedly became enraged over something and began beating her and throwing her around the room, the report said. He then allegedly began to squeeze her neck, when she remembered fighting back and choking out a few last words before she lost consciousness.
“If you’re going to kill me, squeeze harder and just do it,” she said according to the police report.
Her next conscious moment was when she woke up in the hallway.
Johnson, the police report said, told security the woman wouldn’t press charges “same as last time.” He has been arrested several times in the past on charges of assault on women but was not convicted, according to published reports.
The victim told police that there had been multiple similar incidents in the past, including once at the Wynn Hotel.
Johnson, who had a cut on his cheek and another on his lip, disputed his former girlfriend’s story. “I never laid a finger on her,” he calmly told police.
Johnson was arrested around 5 a.m. and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of battery domestic violence-strangulation. He is being detained on $15,000 bail and will be eligible to post bail after a mandated 12-hour holding period.
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Johnson out of Penn State University in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played for four teams during his career, most recently with the Miami Dolphins in 2011. An All American in college, Johnson also was a two-time All-Pro with the Chiefs and led the AFC in rushing in 2005.
Inspired by the beautiful villages of Europe, the AAA Five Diamond Bellagio overlooks a Mediterranean-blue, 8 ½-acre lake, where fountains perform a magnificent aquatic ballet choreographed to music and lights.
Within Bellagio are award-winning dining experiences including two AAA Five Diamond restaurants, Julian Serrano's Picasso and Le Cirque from the renowned Maccioni family.
Bellagio is home to an impressive collection of luxury retailers including Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Tiffany & Co., Breguet, Prada, Fred Leighton, Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Hermès and OMEGA.
A world-class art gallery, the exquisite Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, the stunning “O” by Cirque du Soleil, a luxurious spa and salon, dynamic nightlife at The Bank, Hyde Bellagio and Lily Bar & Lounge and an elegant casino all add to the extraordinary Bellagio experience.
These thugs give athletes a bad image. If he's guilty, the stiffer the sentence received the better. Unfortunately they can also afford to buy their way out via high priced legal teams.
And Johnson has been arrested how many times on domestic abuse charges and other assault charges? He needs anger management classes!
What a loser! He is such a zero these days, having fallen so far. He is a menace to society. If he moves to a violent country like honduras, el salvador, or mexico, he would feel right at home.
Another one of Penn State's finest....
... LOL!?! Another-OJ?!? HOPE-not-FROM Bflo., NY, where-OJ-was ASSAULTING-his-WIFE when he was making NFL records! THIS according TO an African-American police officer source in the Bflo. PD!!!
He'll continue to do this to the woman who chase him and take this abuse because they are as trashy as he is.
Throw this piece of garbage in jail & get it over with.
how many times has he done this in vegas and kansas city he was a real hit in the clubs out here in vegas . just ask the folks at tryst and xs
Another rich NFL thug. He'll continue to get away with abusing women just like OJ did. Typical. What is wrong with these women that they make such horrible choices for boyfriends?