Frames from the video of Ohio State assistant professor Luke Perez grappling a local cameraman after president emeritius Gordon Gee visited a Chase Center course Monday. Credit: Courtesy of D.J. Byrnes, The Rooster
Luke Perez, the Ohio State professor who was caught on video assaulting an independent documentarian in February, resigned on Friday.
University spokesperson Ben Johnson confirmed Perez, a professor at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, is no longer an Ohio State employee on Saturday.
Perez tackled documentarian Mike Newman on Feb. 9, as he was approaching former University President E. Gordon Gee, per prior Lantern reporting.?
D.J. Brynes, the author and founder of local Substack newsletter, “The Rooster,” recorded a video of the incident.
Perez was charged with assault in February. He pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct in July.
Perez was placed on administrative leave on Feb. 11 after the incident.
