Overview

• McCullough, 25, is being held in the Franklin County Jail without bond, with a first court appearance scheduled for Tuesday.
• Columbus police say they responded to a domestic violence call on Aug. 29 at 9 p.m. concerning an incident alleged to have occurred that morning during a drive home.
• Court documents state McCullough allegedly broke the woman’s phone, punched her several times, grabbed her by the throat, and pushed her against a window.
• The woman told officers she could not breathe and later regained consciousness at home, and police noted a black eye, a cut, a swollen lower lip, and a bruise on her throat.
• A former Buckeyes walk-on long snapper from 2018 to 2020, McCullough medically retired in 2021 and reportedly lost his right eye in a serious accident last year.