Joppy Charged with Assault on Sugar Poo!

It was tough waking up to the following story:

The Washington Post is reporting that former three-time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy has been charged with first degree assault in a Washington, DC suburb. The charge comes from an incident that took place on Sept. 8.

The Post says the victim of the alleged assault is undefeated middleweight prospect Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan of Capital Heights, MD according to representatives for both Joppy and Buchanan. The Post quoted a news release issued by the Prince George’s County Police Department. The release did not mention Buchanan by name, but said Joppy approached an individual around 5 pm at Ritchie Road and Walker Mill. The release said the two began to argue and Joppy reached into the person’s vehicle and began to choke him before the person drove away.

According to the release, Joppy then got into his own vehicle, chased the other car and hit it multiple times, causing it to spin out of control.

Joppy turned himself into police earlier this week and was released on $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 12.