US Olympic Medalist Tased In Altercation With Police in Miami: Reports

MIAMI BEACH, FL — Fred Kerley, the United States Olympic sprinter and bronze medalist, was stun-gunned during an altercation with police in Miami Beach on Thursday night and is facing charges, police told NBC Miami.

Miami Beach police told the outlet officers were investigating an incident on 9th Street late Thursday night when Kerley, who won his medal in the men’s 100m at the Paris Olympics last year, expressed concerns about his vehicle, which was parked nearby, and his "demeanor became increasingly aggressive" so he was asked to leave the area but refused.

Instead, he took a "fighting stance" and refused to follow officers' commands, so they used a stun gun on him to take him into custody, the outlet reported.

In body camera footage of the incident obtained by CNN.com, Kerley can be seen approaching officers as one raises a hand, pushing sideways against his chest, but he swipes it away, before an arm pushes Kerley starting the scuffle, according to the outlet.

Kerley's defense attorney, Yale Sanford, told CNN in a statement that the bodycam footage is “obscene," adding, “It just goes to show that no matter how hard you work, how many medals you earn for your country, and how many people across the globe you inspire, in Miami Beach, Mr. Kerley was treated like millions of African-Americans, male and female, around the country…with a lack of humanity, compassion, or respect.

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