The 35-year-old Smith was booked at 6:24 Thursday night and has a hearing set for Friday morning.
The county sheriff’s office told The Toledo Blade that Zach Smith had a run-in with staff at the elementary the former couple’s children attend in a Columbus suburb when he was not allowed to pick them up from school.
Former Ohio State WR coach Zach Smith was arrested today for violating a Civil Protection Order. According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Smith became confrontational with staff at Scioto Ridge Elementary when they did not allow him to pick up his children.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) May 9, 2019
Smith became a household name among college football fans last summer after the public disclosure of the protection order led to his being fired.
An investigation into how then-Ohio State coach Urban Meyer handled previous allegations Zach had abused Courtney during their marriage subsequently found Meyer had followed protocol.
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However, Meyer was suspended for three games as a result of the investigation uncovering various misdeeds Zach Smith had committed during his time on Meyer's staff.
Meyer was punished for mishandling the employment of Smith, who is the grandson of the late Earle Bruce, a former Ohio State football coach and one of Meyer’s mentors.
Meyer retired in January.
Ryan Day proving himself as a problem-solver for Ohio State football https://t.co/87LtUt1K2v
— Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) May 4, 2019
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