EAST LANSING - A misdemeanor assault charge against a Michigan State University football player will be dismissed in November if he complies with his bond conditions.
Demetrius Cooper, a senior with a year of football eligibility remaining, was charged in connection with an incident involving a parking enforcement officer last fall on Grand River Avenue, near Abbot Road.
He pleaded no contest in 54B District Court on Thursday under an arrangement that would leave him responsible for only a civil infraction, court records indicate.
Judge Richard Ball took the no-contest plea under advisement. If Cooper complies with his bond requirements, the assault charge will be dismissed and he will admit responsibility to littering, said his attorney, James Heos.