Derek Ross, 45, pleaded guilty to felony strangulation and domestic violence. His attorney said the former football player ...

A former Ohio State football player has avoided jail time after admitting in court to assaulting a woman he knew.

Derek Ross, 45, pleaded guilty on Monday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to strangulation. As part of a plea agreement, a sexual assault charge was dismissed. Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni ...

Derek Ross, 45, pleaded guilty in February to strangulation and domestic violence, both felonies. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni ordered Ross to serve three years of community ...