Former 100m world champion Fred Kerley says he’ll clear his identify after being arrested for what he described as a “misunderstanding”.
Kerley, 29, was reported to have been arrested for allegedly punching his former girlfriend and fellow athlete Alaysha Johnson within the face.
The 2-time Olympic medallist has acknowledged there was a “bodily altercation” however denied that was the rationale for his arrest in Miami final Thursday.
“Whereas there was a bodily altercation, my arrest was not resulting from any legal act,” Kerley wrote in an announcement posted on his social media accounts.
“I selected to not converse to regulation enforcement with out my lawyer, and for that purpose alone, I used to be booked.
“I stay totally dedicated to clearing my identify and cooperating with applicable events to resolve it.
“I take full accountability for putting myself in a state of affairs that allowed for this misunderstanding, and I’m taking lively steps to make sure nothing like this occurs once more.”
The alleged altercation occurred at a resort in Dania Seashore earlier than Kerley had been scheduled to compete in Miami on the second Grand Slam Observe assembly, which began on Friday.
Reuters and the BBC’s US companion CBS reported that Kerley had been charged with one rely of “battery-touch or strike” as per the arrest report from the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace.
CBS stated Kerley appeared in court docket on Friday and posted a $1,000 bond earlier than leaving jail.
