Florida man pleads guilty in 2023 Muskingum University shooting

NEW CONCORD, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Florida man who was charged in connection with a 2023 shooting at Muskingum University pleaded guilty on Friday.

Court records show Franklin Grayson, 29, of Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder, improper discharging a firearm at or into a habitation of school safety zone, inducing panic, carrying a concealed weapon, tampering with evidence, and two counts of felonious assault.

Grayson, a 2021 graduate of the the University of Olivet, shot an Olivet baseball player after a March 17, 2023, game against Muskingum University. The Olivet player returned to the dugout after the game to retrieve a personal item when he was shot by Grayson. Watch previous coverage in the player above.

The player who was shot was treated at a hospital and released.

Grayson also pleaded guilty to a separate charge of assault on a corrections officer.

A sentencing date for Grayson was not listed in online court records.