Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was reportedly involved in a domestic disturbance early Tuesday that required a police response. The redshirt freshman and his girlfriend, Alexandria Barrett-Clark, provided officers with different accounts of what occurred in his apartment.
Sean Rowe of WSYX in Columbus reports Barrett told police he asked Barrett-Clark to leave before things briefly became physical:
In the report, Barrett says a woman identified as his girlfriend—Alexandria Barrett-Clark—refused to leave his apartment after he asked her to do so. Barrett says she ‘ran at him and pushed him.’
Barrett says Barrett-Clark hit him. In the report, he say he pushed her away in self-defense, which caused her to fall to a bed. Barrett says he again asked her to leave. Again, he says, she refused.
However, Barrett-Clark said she was attacked before escaping to call for help:
She told police that Barrett confronted her in his bedroom and ‘choked her on the bed.’ She said Barrett used his forearm to apply pressure to her neck before taking her phone away from her.
Barrett-Clark told police she managed to get away from Barrett and call police.
The police report stated neither individual had visible injuries or sought further medical attention. No arrests were made, and no charges were filed as a result. The issue has since been sent to the prosecutor’s office.
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