Police Announce Decision On Alleged Marcus Freeman Altercation

Police have reached a final decision on the alleged Marcus Freeman incident at a high school wrestling meet.

Freeman, 40, was allegedly involved in an altercation at a high school wrestling meet in Indiana. The alleged incident occurred on Jan. 3 at Mishawaka High School in Indiana. An assistant coach accused Freeman of physically assaulting him.

After Freeman’s son, Vinny, lost a match, an assistant coach at another school, New Prairie, got into a verbal shouting match with the Notre Dame head coach.

“The shouting match allegedly spilled into the hallway, where Freeman is accused of physically pushing Fleeger, who later filed a police report,” TMZ Sports reported.

Notre Dame released a statement on Freeman on Sunday, standing by him.

“Vinny Freeman, head coach Marcus Freeman’s son, was verbally accosted during and after his wrestling match by a local wrestling coach,” Notre Dame athletics said in a statement. “Marcus and Joanna Freeman intervened and removed Vinny from the situation. At no point did Coach Freeman physically engage with anyone. We believe that the police report, which includes video evidence, fully exonerates Coach Freeman and makes clear these accusations are totally unfounded.”

Police are standing by Freeman, too.

Final decision reached on Freeman’s status

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office announced that it will not be pursuing charges against Freeman.

The police say that the video evidence does not back up the assistant coach’s claims.

“The video shows that while Mr. Freeman’s right arm is not fully visible, his left hand remained in a pocket during the interaction between the Complainant and Mr. Freeman,” said Brandi Miller, Director, Media Relations and Special Projects of the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office.

“The head and body movements of both the Complainant and Mr. Freeman do not support the supposition that any violent physical contact occurred.”

“Based on a review of all of the evidence, the State would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime occurred. While the evidence suggests that a touching may have occurred, an inadvertent touching is not sufficient. The State is therefore declining to file any criminal charges.”