Columbus Short Pleads No Contest to a Felony Count of Assault

— -- Former "Scandal" actor Columbus Short pleaded no contest Thursday to punching a man a West Los Angeles restaurant last year, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.

Short, 33, pleaded no contest to an amended felony count of assault likely to cause great bodily injury.

He was sentenced to three years' formal probation and 60 days of community labor. He was also ordered to complete 26 anger management classes and pay restitution, the amount of which will be determined at an Oct. 21 hearing. Short had been accused of punching a man during the March 2014 incident.

Later that year, Short exited "Scandal" due to personal problems.

For three seasons, he portrayed Harrison Wright on the hit ABC drama.