The Shady Side Of Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson was born June 22, 1984 in Columbia, S.C. and was good at a lot of sports, including golf, as a kid. But after his parents split up when he in his teens, he seemed a bit adrift, giving up golf and missing school. Then the future star was involved with a burglary that

Dustin Johnson was born June 22, 1984 in Columbia, S.C. and was good at a lot of sports, including golf, as a kid. But after his parents split up when he in his teens, he seemed a bit adrift, giving up golf and missing school. Then the future star was involved with a burglary that ultimately led to a murder. The New York Times reported, "When Johnson was 16, at the behest of a good friend's bullying older brother, he was one of five boys involved in a burglary." One of the items stolen was a gun. Previously, Johnson had pawned watches for Steve Gillian, the bully in question, according to Golf Digest.

The Times wrote that on the day following the home burglary, "Johnson was persuaded by Gillian to use a fake ID to buy ammunition at Wal-Mart," and that "Gillian later used the gun to kill a man named Jason Ward." Johnson was ordered to pay restitution, and later testified against Gillian in his trial. The state of South Carolina later pardoned Johnson for his involvement.

Johnson later told Golf Digest in 2009 that he "never stepped foot in the house" that was burglarized, saying, "Most of the stuff that happened, I was forced into doing." Noting that the arrest was a wake up call to change his life, he added to the publication, "I know I made some serious mistakes and errors of judgment, and I regret them, too."

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