Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested after an altercation with South Florida police that ended with the two-time medalist hit with a stun gun, officials said Friday.
Kerley, 29, was speaking with officers “about his vehicle parked nearby” when his “demeanor became increasingly aggressive,” according to a statement by Miami Beach police.
After Kerley was “asked to leave the area,” he refused and “assumed a fighting stance,” police continued.
When officers tried to arrest Kerley, he allegedly resisted and “a dart-firing stun gun was effectively deployed,” police said.
Kerley was booked into custody on suspicion of battery of a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer.
Kerley took silver in the 100-meter sprint in Tokyo 2021 and then bronze in that same race this past summer in Paris.
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