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Former Ohio State and GlenOak football player Bri’onte Dunn pleads no contest to misdemeanor assault, gets two years of probation

COLUMBUS: A former Ohio State University running back who was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend last July has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge and been put on two years of probation.

The Columbus Dispatch reports 23-year-old Bri’onte Dunn (GlenOak High School) was sentenced Monday in municipal court in Columbus. A domestic violence charge was dismissed under the plea arrangement, and he was ordered to stay away from the woman while on probation.

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday for his attorney.

The athlete from Alliance was accused of hitting his girlfriend in the head and face at her apartment.