Josh Boden Joshua ( Josh ) Joseph Boden ( born December 12 , 1986 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a former wide receiver for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League . Football career . Boden wore the number 1 , weighs 205 lb . and is 6 ' 1 tall . In his Canadian Junior Football League career , Boden played for the South Surrey Rams ( now the Big Kahuna Rams ) of the British Columbia Football Conference . In his only season there , Boden was BCFC Most Outstanding Receiver , Special Teams Player , Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year . He won the CJFL Rookie of the Year award as well . In 2005 , Boden attended Lions training camp . In a preseason game against the Calgary Stampeders , he scored a 14 yard touchdown . Boden was officially signed as a free agent by B . C . in May 2006 , but as a member of the Territorial Protected List . In 2006 , he attended training camp again and made the teams as a member of the Developmental Roster . In 2007 , Boden made the teams roster as a backup wide receiver . During a game on September 29 , 2007 , he caught his first CFL pass . In fact , he finished the game with 3 catches for 83 yards . Boden was released by the Lions following being charged with domestic assault and robbery in April , 2008 . The charges were dropped on August 14 , 2008 , and Boden stated his intention to resume his football career . BC Lions general manager Wally Buono stated he did not intend to re - sign him . After 3 months it seemed Boden ' s prayers of getting a second chance were answered when he formally signed with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats on September 24 , 2008 , just in time for a September 27 , 2008 Tiger Cats vs Lions game at BC Place . After he was cut , GM Bob O ' Billovich said Boden was cut because Chris Bauman ' s post - concussion problems had cleared . Boden became expendable when Bauman played that Saturday game , and was back in his usual form . Criminal history . Joshua Boden goes by the alias Mike Boden and has an extensive criminal history of violence , sexual assault , and involvement with prostitutes . 2008 . Joshua Boden ( AKA Mike Boden ) was charged with assault , theft , and mischief ( court file number 197454 ) in April 2008 in connection with a complaint laid by former girlfriend Kimberly Lynn Hallgarth , age 33 . Hallgarth changed her story on the witness stand in August 2008 and charges were dropped . The charges resulted in Boden ' s dismissal from the BC Lions . On October 12 , 2008 Boden was charged with four firearms offences . 2009 . On or about March 15 , 2009 Kim Hallgarth was found brutally murdered at her 6776 Colborne Avenue , Burnaby , BC residence ( IHIT File # 2009 - 2220 ) . Boden is a “ person of interest ” in the Hallgarth investigation . Karen Boden , Josh ' s mother , said that her son has always blamed Hallgarth for " ruining " his football career . It was reported that Kimberly Hallgarth owned a nail salon but also worked as a prostitute . It has been noted that Boden ' s mother , Karen , was placed in a safe house to hide from her son and has altered her appearance to be not recognized by the son she now fears . On Monday September 7 , 2009 , Boden was arrested by Vancouver Police after allegedly being observed by police fondling a woman . Boden was taken into custody after a violent struggle near Commercial Drive and Broadway in Vancouver and charged with sex assault and resisting or obstructing police . Bolan is also a person of interest in four other sexual assaults by a muscular black male during the summer of 2009 . Firearms charges were dismissed Thursday October 11 , 2009 due to prosecution not proving the four firearms in Boden ' s possession were operational . 2010 . Karen Boden , Josh ' s mother , is placed in a safe house by Police in 2010 with another of Josh ’ s ex - girlfriends . 2011 . On December 12 or 13 , 2011 , Boden was convicted of two counts of sexual assault and one count of assaulting and one count of obstructing a police officer . 2012 . January . Joshua Joseph Boden is charged under Criminal Code of Canada 264 . 1 . Uttering threats according to B . C . Court file number 192462 January 14 , 2012 . April . On April 13 , 2012 , while on bail for previous charges , Joshua Joseph Boden ( AKA Mike Boden ) is charged with four counts of assault at Tinseltown Cinema in Vancouver according to B . C . Court file number 11232 . May . Due to concern over Boden ' s potential for extreme violence police move an ex - girlfriend of Josh Boden , who was working as a prostitute , to a safe house , ahead of the former B . C . Lion ’ s possible release from jail . Boden , with lawyer Kevin Westell , applied for release from jail May 24 , 2012 on all current convictions as well as pending charges regarding alleged assaults and uttering threats on April 13 , the last time he was out on bail . This was granted May 24 , 2012 and as of August 2012 Josh Boden is still free on bail assigned to the " New Vision " halfway house in Surrey , BC . A source to The Province , a woman using the alias " Janet Nelson " out of fear of Boden , alleges Josh Boden is a pimp and recruited her young daughter into prostitution . July . On July 26 , 2012 , Crown lawyer Michaela Donnelly asked for a one - year jail sentence for the former BC Lions football player convicted of sex crimes at Vancouver SkyTrain stations . Boden is set to appear in Vancouver Provincial Court on August 31 , 2012 for decision . August . On August 31 , 2012 Josh Boden was sentenced to one year of imprisonment for the 2009 sex - crimes he committed as well as obstruction and assaulting a police officer . He will serve six months , given credit for time already in custody , and be on probation for three years after his release .