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Ohio State Professor Suspended After Viral Video Shows Hallway Attack on Journalist
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February 12, 2026
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2:01Now PlayingAn Ohio State professor was suspended for allegedly attacking a journalist who was trying to confront the university’s former president after footage of the assault went viral.
Luke Perez, an assistant Professor in the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society, was stationed in a Smith Laboratory hallway, talking to two freelance reporters when he launched his suspected attack on February 9.
One victim, identified as Michael Neuman, attempted to walk past Perez when the staff member snatched at the man’s phone before grabbing the journalist and dropping him to the floor, according to the footage initially shared by DJ Byrnes on Instagram.
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