HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University has suspended a football player following his arrest in an assault case.
News outlets report 22-year-old safety Brandon Lamar Drayton was charged in a criminal complaint Wednesday with felony strangulation and domestic battery.
The complaint says a Marshall University police officer saw the 6-foot-3 197-pound Drayton allegedly grab the victim and yell at her.
Investigators said the victim had red marks around her neck and chest area.
Marshall’s athletic department said in a statement that Drayton has been suspended from the team.
Drayton was held on $55,000 bond at the Western Regional Jail. Jail records didn’t indicate whether Drayton has an attorney.