Lexington's All-Ohio standout Seven Allen learns his fate after December incident

Seven Allen (Photo: Instagram)

LEXINGTON, Ohio - Seven Allen, a double-sport athlete from Lexington High School who was recognized as an All-Ohio player, is set to serve a 10-day jail sentence due to an incident that took place in late December. 

According to the Mansfield News Journal, Allen was arrested after the victim (a 19-year-old woman) went to the police station directly to tell what had occurred between the victim and Allen. There was no 911 call placed at the time of the incident, according to Mansfield Police Operations Supervisor Jerry Botdorf. 

He was 18 at the time of the incident, which led to his being arraigned in Mansfield Municipal Court on one single count of strangulation, a felony of the fourth degree.

After his arrainment, he was given a $25,000 bond, placed on electronic monitoring, and issued a no-contact order with the victim, according to court records.

Following a preliminary hearing on January 8, the fourth-degree felony charge was dismissed, and the case was returned to Mansfield Municipal Court regarding three misdemeanor charges: two counts of criminal damaging and one count of assault. A sentencing hearing was scheduled for January 22 in front of Judge Michael Kemerer. 

Judge Kemerer sentenced Allen to 10 days in jail and delayed the sentence until March 27. He will serve his time over Lexington's spring break and will be released on April 5. 

He was also ordered to pay $3,073.60 in restitution for the victim's car and $1,199.99 for her phone, as well as two years' probation in exchange for the guilty pleas. 

"Seven certainly has no adult record but also, more tellingly, has no juvenile record of any kind," said Ben Kitzler, defense attorney for Allen. 

There was also a request by his defense attorney to remove the electronic monitoring system, saying it prevents him from playing basketball. 

The judge denied the immediate request and would follow up in a couple of weeks. "I absolutely appreciate that," the judge said. "The safety of the listed victim is more concern to the court than Mr. Allen's ability to participate in certain extracurriculars."