Olympic athlete Fred Curley was arrested On Thursday night, several videos of the encounter went viral.
Bodycam footage showed the 2024 bronze medalist Being tased by the policeWhile another angle showed one of the officers throwing punches while others held Curley to the ground.
Curley was taken into custody after police said he became agitated as he tried to get to his car, which was near the site of an active police investigation.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Fred Curley (to imagine)
Bodycam footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows Curley speaking to police before turning to another officer, who placed his hand on Curley's chest, knocking Curley away. The officer then shoved Curley with his other hand before chaos erupted.
Former Miami Marlins Jazz star Chisholm Jr., who now plays for the New York Yankees, criticized police for their actions.
“Miami Beach Police are always looking for a way to get their hands on athletes! Sorry this happened to you, Fred!” Chisholm published in X.
Curley faces charges of battery on a police officer, corrections officer or firefighter; Resisting the officer without violence; and disorderly behaviour. He was released on his own recognizance.
Fred Curley (USA) in the men's 100 meters, first round during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France. (Andrew Nellis / USA Today Sports)
Curley's arrest Thursday left him facing domestic violence and theft charges from an incident in May, when police issued a probable cause alert to their system. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, Curley and his wife got into a verbal, then physical, dispute in May, on his birthday, when Curley's wife had contact with “an unknown person on Instagram.”
Curley approached his wife forcefully, and she punched him out of fear, the affidavit says. Curley then allegedly “grabbed the victim, pushed her to the ground, put his arm around her neck and obstructed her breathing.”
Curley stole his wife's cellphone after putting her in a second chokehold, the affidavit says. Curley was not present when authorities arrived, and witnesses did not cooperate, police said.
The woman Curley was with on Thursday, Cleo Rahman, has also apparently been arrested, and the two are said to be dating. Rahman wrote, “Free my legs” as her comment on a video of the officer punching Curley.
“While we were trying to move to our car, the police officer decided to push my friend and move him out of the way, which resulted in a big fail,” Rahman, a rapper who works with DJ Sky High Baby, told NBC. Miami. “We were simply trying to get to the car. We weren't trying to obstruct justice or anything like that. It's so crazy that it (took) four police officers to try to arrest him. It was absolutely crazy.” “
Fred Kerley (USA) reacts after competing in the men's 100 meters semi-final during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France. (Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today Sports)
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Curley won a bronze medal in Paris in the summer in the 100 metres, while teammate Noah Lyles He won his first Olympic gold. Curley won the 2022 world championship in the event and silver at the Tokyo Olympics, and also captured the world championship in the 4×400 meter relay in 2019 and the 4×100 meter relay in 2023.
Curley was part of the 4 x 100 meters team in Paris that was disqualified due to a botched submission. Noah Lyles stood out to be part of this team but fell ill with Covid, which contributed to his miss in the 200m, an event in which he was the favourite.
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