American Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday and tasered by police, bodycam footage shows.
Kerley was subsequently charged for a separate incident last year.
According to police, the Olympian approached the instead of an active investigation On Thursday, he said he parked his car nearby.
But when asked to leave the area, he refused, became agitated and got into a fighting stance, police said.
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Fred Kerley of the USA celebrates after winning bronze in the men’s 100 meters final of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the Stade de France. (Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today Sports)
A confrontation ensued and Kerley was arrested. Bodycam footage showed Kerley being tasered by an officer while a bystander begged officers to “stop” because “he wasn’t doing anything.”
Kerley is charged with assault on a police officer, corrections officer or firefighter; resisting an officer without violence; and disorderly conduct. He was released on his own initiative.
However, the Miami-Dade County Jail website later announced that he was back in custody on charges of domestic violence, strangulation and robbery.
Fred Kerley (USA) in a Round 1 heat of the men’s 100 meters during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the Stade de France. (Andrew Nelles/USA Today Sports)
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, Kerley and his wife got into a verbal and then physical dispute on his birthday in May, when Kerley’s wife was in contact with an “unknown person on Instagram.”
Kerley aggressively approached his wife and she hit him out of fear, according to the affidavit. Kerley then “grabbed the victim, pushed her to the ground, wrapped his arm around her neck and obstructed her breathing.”
The affidavit says Kerley then stole his wife’s cell phone after placing her in a second chokehold. Kerley was not present when authorities arrived and witnesses refused to cooperate.
A probable cause alert was then entered into the jail’s system and he was charged after his arrest Thursday evening.
Kerley won a bronze medal in the 100 meters in Paris this summer, while teammate Noah Lyles earned his first Olympic gold. Kerley won the 2022 world championships in the event and silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
He also has world championships in the 4×400 meter relay in 2019 and the 4×100 meter relay in 2023.
Kerley was part of the 4×100 meters team in Paris that was disqualified due to a failed transfer. Lyles thought he would be part of that team but fell ill with COVID earlier this week, which contributed to him falling short in the 200 meters, an event for which he was the heavy favorite.
Fred Kerley (USA) reacts after competing in the men’s 100 meters semi-final of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the Stade de France. (Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today Sports)
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Kerley accused the United States Track and Field Association of playing favorites by adding Lyles to the 4×400-meter team at the 2024 world championships.
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