Suspect in shooting of All American wrestler near college campus freed from jail days before attack

Fox News contributor Leo Terrell tells ‘America’s Newsroom’ that soft-on-crime prosecutors put young people at risk as concerns grow over campus crime.

The 16-year-old suspect accused of shooting Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso in the stomach during a carjacking had been released from custody less than a week before the crime, according to local reports.

Sasso, a former two-time Pennsylvania state wrestling champion, is currently unable to walk due to severe damage to his spine, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up by his family.

The juvenile had been released from custody of the Ohio Department of Youth Services for an unrelated criminal case five days before Sasso's shooting, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

OHIO STATE CHAMPION WRESTLER IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT DURING REPORTED ROBBERY

Sammy Sasso wrestling at Xfinity Center on January 31, 2021, in College Park, Maryland. The Ohio State senior was shot during a carjacking last month. (G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

He reportedly had bounced around a handful of juvenile facilities this year alone and allegedly had been posting pictures of guns on Instagram two days after his re-release, according to the paper.

The judge ordered him held without bail in the carjacking case. A 15-year-old girl has also been charged in connection with the shooting.

Sasso, a senior and four-time All American, is a high-profile Buckeye but not the only one who has been victimized by violent crime in recent weeks.

Sammy Sasso of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after defeating Beau Bartlett of the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center on February 4, 2022, in State College, Pennsylvania.  (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

School leaders on Wednesday morning