12:43 PM ET Ohio State’s Seth Towns, a graduate transfer from Harvard, was detained by local police officers at a protest Friday in Columbus, Ohio, the school confirmed. The protest came four days after George Floyd died while in police custody in Minneapolis. “Say his name!” Towns repeats on a video posted by Eleven Warriors as officers put his hands behind his back. “Say his name!” Protesters responded by saying, “George Floyd!” Someone in the crowd shouted, “He wasn’t touching anybody,” as officers detained Towns. Another person yelled, “That is a Harvard graduate right there!” Footage of Seth Towns in police custody earlier Friday at the scene of a protest in Columbus. Towns, an incoming Ohio State basketball transfer, graduated from Harvard Thursday.Towns is no longer in police custody and is safe at home, according to a source. pic.twitter.com/kFptHH63BN — Eleven Warriors (@11W) May 30, 2020 Towns did not respond…
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