Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon attends court hearing, submits DNA test after arrest warrant issued in paternity case; NFL says it won’t affect playing status

Source: www.ohio.com --- Wednesday, September 21, 2016
BEREA: Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon attended a hearing at Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on Wednesday in an effort to resolve a legal matter after a judge issued an arrest warrant for the suspended former All-Pro selection because he failed to submit to a paternity test. The NFL, though, won’t punish Gordon in connection with the case. He is still scheduled to play for the first time this season Oct. 9 against the New England Patriots upon completing a four-game suspension for recurring violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. He’ll be eligible to return to practice Oct. 3. “This will not affect his status [with the league],” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Beacon Journal on Wednesday afternoon. Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Judge Alison Floyd approved the arrest warrant Aug. 31 after Gordon failed to attend a hearing that day. In a prepared statement, Gordon’s attorneys said their client was unaware until noon Wednesday that he had been previously requested in court. Attorney Kevin Spellacy also told Cleveland.com the warrant was withdrawn after Gordon submitted a DNA test after Wednesday’s hearing. Another hearing is scheduled for Nov. 8. Christina Lockhart of Maple Heights filed a complaint July 2, 2015, in juvenile court saying Gordon is the father of her 1-year-old daughter and no one else is presumed to be the father, according to court records. Lockhart is on welfare and seeks child support, according t ...

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