MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio — The man accused of shooting a baseball player from Michigan following a game at Muskingum University nearly two weeks ago pleaded not guilty to 14 counts.
Franklin Grayson, 26, pleaded not guilty in Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office. His felonies include one count of attempted murder with a firearm and four counts of felonious assault with a firearm.
Around 7 p.m. on March 17, authorities were called to Mose Moorehead Baseball Field at Muskingum University for a reported shooting.
According to a release from Olivet College, one of its players returned to the dugout after a game versus Muskingum.
An incident occurred involving a person with a firearm, later identified as Grayson, and the player was shot three times, according to the Muskingum County Prosecutor's Office.
The player was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later released to his parents.
Grayson was arrested shortly after the shooting.
The prosecutor's office said Grayson graduated from Olivet College in 2021, but has no other connection to the victim or Muskingum University.
Authorities have not said why Grayson was at the university or what led up to the shooting.
Grayson is being held on a $1 million bail. If convicted on all charges, he could spend more than 30 years in prison.