United States Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was tasered and arrested by police following a confrontation with officers in Miami, Florida.
The 29-year-old, who received 100m bronze ultimately summer time’s Paris Video games, faces fees of battery, resisting a police officer and breach of the peace following the incident on Thursday night.
Officers have been investigating one other incident when Kerley approached them with an “aggressive manner” over concern about his automotive, in keeping with a police report.
The report mentioned Kerley “continued to withstand officers and used evasive actions to keep away from being arrested” earlier than being wrestled to the bottom by 4 officers.
Police bodycam footage reveals Kerley getting again to his ft then being tasered and falling again to the ground earlier than being taken into custody.
Native media in Miami reported, exterior that on Friday Kerley made an look in court docket and he has now been launched on bail.
His lawyer mentioned the incident had been a “complete misunderstanding”.
In addition to his bronze in Paris, Kerley additionally received 100m silver on the Tokyo Video games in 2021 and gold on the 2022 World Championships.
He has additionally received world 4x100m and 4x400m gold medals, and has recorded the sixth-fastest 100m time in historical past with 9.76 seconds.
