Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman avoids criminal charge after incident at wrestling match

Notre Dame Fighting Irish caput manager Marcus Freeman avoided a transgression complaint connected Monday aft helium was accused of artillery successful an incidental astatine his son’s precocious schoolhouse wrestling match, officials said.

St. Joseph's County Prosecutor's Office successful Indiana declined to bring charges against the longtime shot coach. New Prairie High School adjunct manager Chris Fleeger filed a constabulary study alleging that Freeman pushed him pursuing a lucifer that Freeman’s son, Vinny, was wrestling in.

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Notre Dame caput shot manager Marcus Freeman and squad are honored successful the archetypal fractional of the crippled betwixt the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the SMU Mustangs astatine the Purcell Pavilion connected Feb. 19, 2025. (Matt Cashore/Imagn Images)

The Mishawaka Police Department launched an probe into the incidental but near it successful the prosecutor’s hands.

"On January 3, 2026, officers with the Mishawaka Police Department responded to a ailment of a artillery that occurred astatine a high-school wrestling tourney hosted astatine Mishawaka High School involving Marcus Freeman," the prosecutor’s bureau said, via the South Bend Tribune. "The incidental occurred astatine the exit doors to the gymnasium and was captured connected video surveillance. Numerous witnesses were interviewed by police. That probe was thereafter tendered to this office.

"After reviewing the Mishawaka Police Department’s probe into this incident, the Prosecutor’s Office has determined that nary transgression artillery occurred. As such, nary transgression charges volition beryllium filed against Mr. Freeman."

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Notre Dame caput manager Marcus Freeman speaks to reporters successful New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The alleged incidental occurred during the Al Smith Wrestling Invitational. Freeman and Penn manager Brad Harper allegedly exchanged words with Fleeger arsenic Freeman, his lad and the Penn manager were walking retired of the gym. Freeman’s wife, Joanna, was besides accused of getting into a shouting lucifer with Fleeger earlier constabulary intervened, according to the paper.

Notre Dame defended Freeman successful a connection connected Sunday.

"Vinny Freeman, caput manager Marcus Freeman's son, was verbally accosted during and aft his wrestling lucifer by a section wrestling coach," the connection read. "Marcus and Joanna Freeman intervened and removed Vinny from the situation.

"At nary constituent did Coach Freeman physically prosecute with anyone. We judge that the constabulary report, which includes video evidence, afloat exonerates Coach Freeman and makes wide these accusations are unfounded."

Notre Dame caput shot manager Marcus Freeman adjusts his vigor against the Boise State Broncos astatine Notre Dame Stadium connected Oct. 4, 2025. (Michael Caterina/Imagn Images)

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Freeman is acceptable to instrumentality to the Fighting Irish for the 2026 season.

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