Football coach at Ohio high school charged with domestic violence, placed on paid leave

TOLEDO, Ohio — The football coach at an Ohio high school was placed on leave after he was charged with domestic violence.

43-year-old Brandon Carter, the Ottawa Hills High School football coach was charged after he allegedly caused physical harm to a victim on March 6, WTOL-11 reported.

13 Action News reported that police affidavits state he harmed a woman by “repeatedly pulling on her arm and ‘dragging’ her by her arm while she was holding one of her children”. The victim reported being sore after the incident.

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The Ottawa Hills Local School District stated that Carter was placed on paid administrative leave pending a resolution from the investigation, WTOL-11 reported.

Court records acquired by 13 Action News showed Carter was released on an own recognizance bond.

He is scheduled to appear in Toledo Municipal Court on April 26.