From the San Diego Union Tribune.

The biggest name in the USD sports bribery case made a sudden and short appearance in federal court Monday before heading back home to Houston. Brandon Johnson, the former Toreros basketball player, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment downtown before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruben Brooks. He is free on a $25,000 bond and was appointed a local attorney, Oliver Cleary. Johnson was arrested without incident April 9 in Houston. Cleary said Johnson traveled to San Diego on his own for his arraignment, which happened Monday with little prior notice. “That was probably on purpose so there was not a media frenzy,” Cleary said.
Johnson, 24, has indicated he is unable to afford his own attorney, leading to the appointment of an attorney by the court Monday. Cleary said Johnson was on his way back home to Houston after his arraignment. He declined further comment. Johnson, USD’s all-time leading scorer, is accused of taking a bribe to influence the outcome of a USD basketball game for gamblers in February 2010. He also solicited an individual to affect the outcome of another USD game for a bribe in January, according to the indictment.
He is one of 10 defendants in the marijuana distribution and sports gambling case. Each faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Federal prosecutor Harold Chun said “tens of thousands of dollars” were bet in Las Vegas on behalf of the conspirators in the case. Trial setting for the case is expected in about a month.