Apr 26, 2024

BUCKEYE BANK ROBBER


BUCKEYE BANK ROBBER

A FORMER OHIO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYER IS BEHIND BARS, ACCUSED OF ROBBING AT LEAST ONE BANK. 
MARCUS WILLIAMSON WAS ARRESTED BY THE COLUMBUS POLICE SWAT TEAM AND WAS NOT GIVEN A BOND. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, WILLIAMSON ENTERED THE FIRST MERCHANTS BANK AT 5000 NORTH HIGH ST. HE GAVE THE TELLER A NOTE AND DEMANDED MONEY. THE NOTE SAID HE WAS ARMED WITH A GUN. THE CLERK GAVE WILLIAMSON CASH, AND ACCORDING TO POLICE, HE THEN RAN FROM THE BANK. SOURCES TELL ME WILLIAMSON IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR 9 BANK ROBBERIES IN THE AREA IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. IN AUGUST OF 2022 WILLIAMSON WAS ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING, ROBBING, AND CARJACKING A WOMAN IN TENNESSEE.
WILLIAMSON IS A WESTERVILLE NATIVE AND PLAYED FIVE SEASONS AS A DEFENSIVE BACK WITH THE BUCKEYES FROM 2017 TO 2021.


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