The felony assault charges filed against N.C. State basketball sophomore guard Markell Johnson last month in a Cleveland, Ohio court were dropped Thursday, according to Shelly Ann Roth, a paralegal at the office of John Paris, Johnson’s attorney.
[Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts motion to dismiss Markell Johnson]
Court documents from Cuyahoga County (Ohio) show James S. Gallagher, an assistant prosecuting attorney, signed the state’s motion to dismiss document Thursday.
A spokesman for N.C. State’s athletic department was unavailable to comment. Johnson, N.C. State’s starting point guard, was suspended Dec. 14 after he was indicted on the assault charges.