On Thursday, two-time 100m medallist Fred Kerley was arrested and charged with “contact or strike battery” in Miami, the place he was scheduled to compete within the second Grand Slam Observe occasion on Saturday, after an argument with an ex-girlfriend throughout which he allegedly struck her within the face. The sprinter will not be competing within the occasion.
In keeping with TMZ, the argument with Olympic hurdler Alaysha Johnson, 28, whom he had beforehand dated, came about within the meet resort after an opportunity assembly. The report claims Kerley hit her exhausting sufficient that her nostril bled.
In January, Kerley was arrested in the identical metropolis after an altercation with police throughout which he was tasered; he later confronted additional expenses of home battery and theft associated to a earlier incident. (When his spouse, Angelica Taylor, was introduced in to offer assist, she determined to press expenses as a substitute.)
Kerley had contracted to compete as a Racer within the Grand Slam Observe quick sprints group (100/200 metres); he completed seventh within the 100m and third within the 200m on the collection’ inaugural meet in Kingston, Jamaica in April.
Kerley received world championship gold within the 100m in 2022, in addition to Olympic silver in 2021 and bronze in 2024.
Grand Slam Observe posted the next transient assertion:
Fred Kerley was arrested final evening. The matter is underneath energetic investigation, and all inquiries ought to be directed to the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace. Fred is not going to compete this weekend. Now we have no additional remark at the moment.
Kerley can be changed at GST by U.S. sprinter Brandon Hicklin.