COLUMBUS — An Ohio State University assistant professor has resigned after he was found guilty of disorderly conduct charges.
Luke Perez pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a confrontation with an independent journalist, according to a previous report.
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A university spokesperson said that Perez resigned on Oct. 23, according to our news partners, WBNS.
The incident happened on Feb. 9 in the Smith Laboratory Building; video shows an altercation between Perez and Michael Newman, who claims he was trying to ask former president E. Gordon Gee a question when Perez knocked him to the ground.
Newman said he was on campus making a documentary with another independent journalist, DJ Byrnes.
Perez was found guilty on an amended charge of disorderly conduct.
He was sentenced to two years of probation and a $100 fine. Perez also received a suspended 30-day jail sentence.
Ohio State University placed Perez on leave one day after the incident. In June, a university sanctioning committee recommended firing Perez after determining that he violated the university’s workplace violence policy.
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