EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Former Michigan State defensive back Demetrious Cox has agreed to pay $1,085 in fines and restitution to resolve a misdemeanor assault case.
Court records say Cox will avoid jail time under a plea agreement that reduces the charge to a civil infraction of littering.
Police records say Cox was arrested at 3 a.m. on Nov. 24 in East Lansing after punching a cab driver. He didn't play at Penn State afterward due to what coach Mark Dantonio called a violation of team rules.
East Lansing City Attorney Thomas Yeadon tells the Lansing State Journal that the plea agreement was "fairly typical" for misdemeanor cases.