Arrest warrant issued for former Ohio State linebacker accused of multiple assault charges

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A former Ohio State linebacker has been issued an arrest warrant by a Franklin County judge after he failed to appear in court. On Monday morning, Darron Lee, who played on the Buckeyes for two years before going to the NFL, was issued an arrest warrant by Judge James Green after failing to appear in court Monday morning. According to his attorney, Lee, a Florida resident, was unable to travel to Columbus due to medical reasons for the first day of his standing trial pertaining to misdemeanor domestic violence charges. The trial’s initial start date was June 6 before Judge Green issued a continuance for Monday, but has denied a request for a third trial date. Lee was charged in April with misdemeanor assault charges on two separate incidents with two different women with the first occurring in Oct. 2022 and the most recent one in…

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