Former Ohio State football player accused of bank robbery

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Ohio State football player is facing a first-degree felony charge after being accused of robbing a Columbus bank. 

Marcus Wiliamson, 25, faces a count of aggravated robbery after court records claim he robbed a bank in the Sharon Heights neighborhood on Wednesday. At about 10:42 a.m., Williamson entered First Merchant’s Bank, located at 5090 North High St., and presented a note to the bank teller demanding money. The note threatened that he was armed with a gun, court records say.