Ohio State's Jaamal Berry named suspect in alleged assault; Gene Smith 'aware' of incident
Published: Monday, October 24, 2011
Updated: Saturday, June 16, 2012 01:06
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Jaamal Berry
Ohio State football player Jaamal Berry has been named a suspect in an alleged assault that occurred Friday morning, according to a report from the Columbus Police Department. It is the second incident involving Berry allegedly assaulting another individual in less than a month.
The latest incident occurred at 2:20 a.m. Friday on Vine Street, behind North Market, and involved a 21-year-old non-OSU student. The victim was "struck in the face with a closed fist," according to the Columbus police report.
Berry, a redshirt sophomore running back, was with another African-American male and was allegedly yelling at the victim and his friend, after the victim was struck by a car. The victim, who The Lantern has chosen not to name at this time, said that Berry and his friend were yelling vulgar remarks at him. After asking why they were yelling, the victim said that Berry crossed the street and punched his friend, and then punched him in the face with a closed fist.
Berry was later identified by a witness, and the alleged victim said he confirmed Berry's identity when shown a picture by police.
The victim's mother, who requested anonymity, said she spoke with Gene Smith, OSU athletic director, about the incident on Friday afternoon.
Smith said that the athletic department is aware that Berry might have been involved in an altercation.
"We have not been informed by anyone else that charges have been filed," Smith told The Lantern Monday. "If Jaamal is charged, he will be suspended pending the outcome of the case."
Berry and other witnesses involved did not immediately respond to The Lantern's requests for comment.
On Sept. 28, Berry was involved in what an OSU police report described as an "assault" on another student. Berry was admitted and released from the OSU Medical Center and no charges were filed.
33 comments
Apparently you have not done your research? It's not just the victim that made the statement, it's several witnesses that confirmed the victim's story. I just watched the news and Jaamal is being sued for this. Jaamal was just guilty of a similiar incident on campus Sept 29, does he have an anger issue? An innocent person walking down the street confirms the victim's story so they say in the news and on multiple web site. Why would someone at random confirm the story? Why would someone that just got hit by a car try to pick a fight with two other guys? No one deserves to be punched in their face or any other part of their body, sounds like you deserve it if you are siding with Jaamal, research his past and maybe you will agree that no one deserves assault. Obviously it was a random guy, so boohoo on you for being so wrong with your comments. You are right, until someone is proven guilty...well Jaamal was proven guilty in sept when he punched the student on campus when he didn't even know where he was at the time and apparenlty guilty on this incident considering several witnesses. Maybe Jaamal needs anger management help and any other help that will help him to control his anger and help him to remember when he fights someone!
Fire Smith !
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