<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Assault case dismissed against Chiefs' JohnsonAssociated Pressclick thisKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An assault case was dismissed against Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, who had been accused of shoving a woman in a bar.The case was thrown out Tuesday, municipal court administrator Bernard Schneider said Wednesday. He was unable to provide further information.Johnson's attorney, Kevin E. J. Regan, said the defense was ready for the trial to begin but prosecutors weren't. Regan asked for the case to be dismissed because it was the third time the prosecution was unable to proceed."I'm very pleased that he's been vindicated," Regan said. "It's been a long ordeal and we're all glad to put this behind us."A woman from Overland Park, Kan., had contended that Johnson shoved her at a Kansas City bar. The woman said she had been involved with the player for more than two years.The case was being watched by prosecutors in Johnson County, Kan., who could reinstate a 2003 charge accusing Johnson of slapping a woman in his Leawood home and threatening her with a gun.Johnson agreed to enter a domestic-violence diversion program to avoid prosecution. As part of the deal, he was ordered to stay out of legal trouble for two years.</div>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2296770
