Crime & Public Safety
Former NC State Trainer Arrested in Ocala, Held in Marion County Jail on Out‑of‑State Warrants
Ocala Police Department officers arrested a former North Carolina State University athletic trainer in Ocala, and he is being held in the Marion County jail on out‑of‑state fugitive warrants tied to criminal indictments issued in North Carolina. Local booking information shows multiple counts listed after the arrest; the arrest was connected by authorities to charges unsealed by a Wake County grand jury earlier this month.
According to law enforcement filings and the Wake County indictment, the grand jury returned multiple felony and misdemeanor charges alleging s3xual contact under the pretext of medical treatment and s3xual battery involving a number of former student‑athletes. The indictments unsealed by Wake County prosecutors allege incidents spanning several years and identify multiple alleged victims; those allegations have been the subject of prior civil litigation in North Carolina involving dozens of former athletes.
Agency actions include the Ocala Police Department making the local arrest and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office listing the charges in its online database. Wake County prosecutors led the criminal indictment process; the indictment date and the number of counts were documented by the Wake County District Attorney’s office.
At this time the allegations remain those contained in the indictments and in prior civil complaints. The defendant is in custody in Marion County on the out‑of‑state warrants while the criminal case proceeds in North Carolina as documented by the Wake County indictment and local booking records.
All individuals accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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All individuals mentioned in criminal allegations are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.