Body camera captures 2022 100m world champion being tackled by Miami police during altercation
Fred Curley has been charged with resisting arrest and arrest after an altercation with police in Miami.
The 29-year-old, who is the 2022 100m world champion and bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics, was arrested by Miami Beach police.
According to a Miami Beach police statement, Curley was talking to officers “about his vehicle parked nearby” when his “behavior became more aggressive.”
“Despite the officers’ efforts to defuse the situation, the defendant assumed a combative stance and continued to ignore their lawful commands,” the police report said.
“When officers attempted to arrest him, he actively resisted their efforts. Consequently, emergency assistance was requested, a taser was effectively deployed, and the defendant was taken into custody without further incident.”
Fred Curley (Getty)
The whole incident was captured by the police body camera.
In Miami-Dade Bond Court, Curley was later released on her own recognizancethat is, he avoids jail without paying bail.
Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glaser said: “It could have been handled differently. I don’t know if the officers in Miami Beach are busy with very complex crime scenes, but I have a gentleman who was never arrested.
“There are no prior arrests that his lawyer says have taken part in the Olympics. He is clearly a professional athlete and it is unfortunate that he has come to this position.”
He added: “Mr. (Curley), you’re probably smart to stay out of Miami Beach. Go somewhere else for dinner, stay out of trouble because if you get arrested again, you’ll be in jail until your trial.”
Glazer found probable cause for battery on an officer and resisting arrest, but not for disorderly conduct.
Curley is a two-time Olympic medalist in the 100m and, in addition to bronze in Paris, secured silver in Tokyo.
The American has a personal best of 9.76 and is sixth on the all-time 100m list.
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