Fred Kerley was arrested.
Fred Kerley is a sprint star. PASI LEISMA
World Champion Fred Kerley29, was arrested on Thursday, says, among other things CBC News.
The 100-meter world champion and Olympic medalist was arrested in Miami Beach in the United States. According to the police, Kerley clashed with four officers local time on Thursday evening.
The situation started when the police patrol was carrying out the mission that came to Miami Beach. According to the report, Kerley repeatedly approached the patrol.
– His nature was aggressive. The man was worried about his car, which was parked at the scene, the patrol described the situation in its written report afterwards.
Kerley argued with the police and his girlfriend by Cleo Rahman with. Rahman, known as DJ as Dj Sky High Baby, tried to pull the runner away from the situation.
The conversation between Kerley and the police turned physical. The police knocked the sprinter to the ground. When Kerley tried to get up, the officers used a taser on him.
The events were recorded on the videos of the police officers’ body cameras.
If the video does not appear, you can watch its here.
One of the police officers punched Kerley several times in the head and elbows.
– Stop resisting! the police said they yelled at the runner.
– I don’t object. Get off me, Kerley replied.
Exempt
According to the police, Kerley obstructed the movement of pedestrians with his behavior and caused a danger to the workers of nearby restaurants. The world champion is going to be accused of assaulting the police and resisting an official without violence.
On Friday, a local judge saw no probable cause to suspect the runner of rioting or resisting police orders. Kerley was released pending further charges.
The runner’s girlfriend can be charged with resisting the police without violence.
According to the CBC, a new law went into effect in the state of Florida on Wednesday. According to it, civilians must stay at least 7.6 meters away from paramedics when they are performing an active duty. Those who break the law can be charged with a minor misdemeanor.
Kerley won the 100m Olympic bronze last year. He also has silver from the same trip. The running star is the world champion of 100 meters and both 4×100 and 4×400 meters relay.