Ohio State wrestler Anthony Echemendia was arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court on Friday after he was arrested for felonious assault on Tuesday. Bond was set at $50,000 and was posted by a local bail bond company, according to court records. He has been ordered to stay away from the alleged victim as a condition of his bond.
Echemendia had been held at the Franklin County Correctional Facility at Jackson Pike since his arrest Tuesday.
According to NBC4, the alleged victim testified at Friday’s arraignment and asked the judge for leniency toward Echemendia. If convicted of assault, a second-degree felony, he could face up to eight years in prison.
The case has been bound over to the Grand Jury in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. A hearing date has not yet been scheduled.
Ohio State released the following statement Friday afternoon:
Ohio State wrestler Anthony Echemendia has been suspended by the athletics department following his arraignment today on felonious assault charges. Echemendia will not participate in athletics-related activities and will not have access to Ohio State Athletics facilities.