MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — U.S. Olympic runner Fred Kerley was arrested Thursday in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities mentioned.
Body digital camera footage launched by Miami Beach police reveals Kerley arguing with a bunch of officers late Thursday earlier than a bodily confrontation erupted. Kerley, 29, was wrestled to the bottom, the place an officer struck him a number of occasions after which used a Taser on the sprinter, police mentioned.
According to an arrest report, officers had been investigating an unrelated energetic police scene when Kerley approached the world and tried to pressure his approach via to his automobile, which was parked close by. Officers had advised Kerley to go across the space, however Kerley started to argue with them, which led to a shoving match with police.
Four officers tried to take Kerley into custody whereas he moved to evade arrest, officers mentioned. After being shocked with the Taser, Kerley was taken to an area hospital after which to the Miami-Dade County jail.
Kerley was charged with battery, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct.
He appeared at a bond listening to Friday at which protection legal professional Yale Sanford was crucial of the cops on the scene.
“This looks like a complete misunderstanding,” Sanford mentioned, in line with WPLG TV, the ABC affiliate in Miami. “Mr. Kerley is a record-breaking athlete. He has served within the Olympics for the United States observe and discipline [team]. He is a mannequin citizen in our group. This is nothing greater than an overreaction by the police.”
Sanford went on to assert that the incident was “an entire overuse of any cheap pressure by officers.”
USA Track & Field, the nationwide governing physique for observe and discipline within the U.S., declined remark.
Kerley gained the silver medal for the 100 meters on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the bronze for a similar occasion on the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He has additionally earned six medals on the world championships.
Information from The Associated Press was used on this report.
