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Former Ohio State University player confesses to bank robberies

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April 1, 2026

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Marcus Williamson, a 27-year-old former defensive back for the Ohio State University football team, recently confessed to nine bank robberies in 2024. He pled guilty to nine counts of robbery, including five second-degree felonies and four third-degree felonies, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.

During the incidents, he stole $22,000 in total. He would walk up to the teller and hand them a note demanding cash. In the last incident, he was arrested after leaving a First Merchants Bank branch on April 24, 2024.

He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison.