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Keyshawn Johnson Jr. files written plea in pot possession case

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Keyshawn Johnson Jr., a true freshman wide receiver currently on a break from the Husker football program, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to possession of marijuana less than an ounce and drug paraphernalia.

The Lancaster County Attorney's Office charged Johnson, 19, with the two infractions on Monday.

His attorney filed a written not guilty plea on Tuesday. Otherwise, Johnson would've had to appear in court.

According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department, on June 9, officers found 4.5 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside Johnson's room at Selleck Quad, a student dorm at 600 N.