Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson lands in jail after rift over condom receipt

   Aug 13, 4:08 pm

Washington, August 13 (ANI): Miami Dolphins receiver Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson was released on bail on Sunday after allegedly head-butting his wife, Evelyn Lozado, during an argument over his purchase of a box of condoms.

The 34-year-old sportsman, and Lozado, who have a reality TV show due to premiere next month, were ordered to have no contact.

According to the police report, the couple were unpacking groceries on Saturday night when Lozado found a receipt for a box of condoms in the trunk.

They sat in the driveway in their parked Smart Car, arguing, when Johnson grabbed Lozado and headbutted her, she told Davie, Fla., police.

"I observed [redacted] to have a lacertaion on her forehead approximately 3'' in length," ABC News quoted Officer Christopher Epps as have written in his arrest report.

After allegedly head-butting his wife, Johnson began screaming, "I don't give a [expletive]! I don't give a [expletive] about my career!" prompting her to run to a neighbor's house, where she called the police, the report said.

When Epps spoke to the footballer, he claimed that Lovado head-butted him. He said he was driving around to give her space, not looking for her.

"Based off the statements given to me, [redacted] injuries and my observations, I placed Johnson under arrest charging him with Simple Battery Domestic," Epps wrote in the report.

Lozado went to the hospital with a cut on her forehead.

The 6' 4'', 190-pound football player was jailed on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. He spent the night in Broward County Jail, according to jail records. Bond was set at 2,500 dollars.

According to court records, Johnson went before judge Ian Richards on Sunday morning in the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Richards ordered that the couple have no contact.

Johnson, who is a regular tweeter, has been silent on the social network website since Saturday.

The couple's new reality show on VH1, "Ev and Ocho," is scheduled to debut on Sept. 3, according to the show's official Website.

"We've seen plenty of hearts broken over four hit seasons of Basketball Wives, but with a little luck, true love may finally win out in the new series Ev and Ocho," the website begins.

Johnson had married Lozado on July 4. (ANI)

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