American Olympic runner Fred Curley He was arrested Thursday in Miami Beach and tased by police, body camera footage showed.
Curley was then charged in a separate incident from last year.
According to police, via WSVN in Miami, the Olympian approached Active investigation site Thursday, saying he parked his car nearby.
When asked to leave the area, he refused, became agitated and took a fighting stance, police said.
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American Fred Kerley celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 meters final during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France. (Yukihito Taguchi/USA Today Sports)
A confrontation ensued and Curley was arrested. Bodycam footage showed Curley being tased by an officer, while a bystander asked officers to “stop” because he “didn't do anything”.
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.
However, the Miami-Dade County Jail website later indicated that he was back in custody on charges of domestic violence, strangulation and robbery.
Fred Curley (USA) in the men's 100 meters first round heat during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Stade de France. (Andrew Nellis/USA Today Sports)
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, according to the affidavit. Curley then “grabbed the victim and pushed her to the ground, putting his arm around her neck and obstructing 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 became uncooperative.
A probable cause alert was then entered into the jail's system, and he was charged after his arrest Thursday night.
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 a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
He also won the world championship in the 4×400 meter relay in 2019 and in 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. Lyles emerged to be part of that team but fell ill with Covid earlier in the week, which contributed to his miss in the 200m, an event in which he was the favorite.
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 accused the United States Track and Field Association of playing favorites by adding Lyles to the 4×400-meter team for the 2024 world championships.
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