An Ohio U. football player left town on a Greyhound bus and did not appear in court on a felony charge yesterday after police began investigating him for breaking into a home over the weekend.

Athens Police Department officers attempted to arrest Melvin J. Payne, a defensive lineman from Mobile, Ala., over the weekend but Payne was not at his dorm room in Weld House residence hall, according to court documents.

Officers investigating the incident discovered that Payne left Athens on a Greyhound bus, which carried him out of APD jurisdiction, according to the documents.

Officers do not know where Payne was going.

Athens County Municipal Court Judge William Grim issued a second search warrant for Payne after his absence in court. Bail is set at $25,000 and he cannot pay 10 percent of the bail to get out of jail, according to the documents.

Payne faces a second-degree felony trespassing charge for allegedly breaking into 159 Mill St. Saturday night through an unlocked door.

A sleeping resident woke up when a man forcibly entered his bedroom. When the resident yelled, the suspect fled and ran through a glass door, leaving behind a trail of blood, according to a previous article in The Post.

Payne received treatment for his injuries at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. He told hospital staff his injuries resulted from being stabbed outside Weld, according to the documents.