CDP: Shot Spotter Led To Arrest Of Former Buckeye Football Player

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia

Published March 19, 2019 at 5:22 AM EDT

A former Ohio State University football player was arrested Saturday in Linden after Columbus police say their new Shot Spotter technology alerted them about gunshots fired in the area.

26-year-old Corey Smith had several warrants for his arrest out of Akron. Police arrested him while investigating shots fired on East 26th Avenue. Smith played for Ohio state from 2013-2016.

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