Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the Woodford District Court.

A Woodford District Court judge vacated the judgment of former Louisville basketball player Jaylen Johnson's marijuana citation case on Tuesday, two weeks after Johnson pleaded guilty and paid a $260 fine.

Johnson's mother, Janetta, told the Courier-Journal that the police officers involved in citing Johnson, who was pulled over in late March for not having a visible license plate, advised him to plead guilty to speed up the court process.

Johnson, a 6-foot-9 forward who is leaving U of L to pursue a professional career, told police that the small amount of marijuana found in the backseat of his car was not his, his mother said.

"It was just weird – the whole thing," Janetta Johnson said. "I've never seen anything like this. If I would've known about it when it happened, I would've said, 'Oh, heck, no.' I don't care if it would take a year, I would've told him that he's not pleading guilty to anything he didn't do."

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The public documents detailing Johnson's case now list the vacated judgment with an order to void the conviction and seal the records. A spokesperson for the Woodford County District Court said there is no longer public access to Johnson's case file and would not comment further.

Johnson's mother said her son spoke with the officer during the incident, which took place March 22, and that the officer knew Johnson wasn't intoxicated. That, she added, is why her son only received a citation.

"I just feel so bad because everybody was so quick to say all over the world that he pleaded guilty," Johnson's mother said. "I tried to tell people he didn't do this. He told the officer that he didn't know how it got into his car."

The incident impacted Johnson's decision to leave school and focus on pursuing a professional career, Janetta Johnson said.

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The Michigan native averaged eight points and 5.8 rebounds per game this past season, starting 26 of 34 contests. He improved his shooting percentage by 12.5 points from his sophomore to junior seasons and was Louisville's leader in rebounding percentage.

Johnson hopes to show professional scouts the updated case information to help them understand his side, according to his mom, who said he has not yet signed with an agent. That theoretically would make him eligible to return to U of L, though that isn't his plan.

"People all over the world now think he's some criminal or something," Janetta Johnson said. "That was the first run-in in his life that he's had with police. I'm not saying he's perfect; I'm just saying that day he didn't do that. ... The last thing he'd do is want to embarrass Louisville and the program, and he didn't do this."