Olympian Fred Kerley Teased During Arrest In Florida 

Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was hit with a stun gun by law enforcement during an arrest in South Florida, NBC News reports.

According to a statement by Miami Beach police, on Thursday (Jan 2), Kerley was speaking with officers “about his vehicle parked nearby.” Suddenly, his “demeanor became increasingly aggressive,” the statement continued.

When the two-time Olympic medalist was “asked to leave the area,” he refused and “assumed a fighting stance,” the police stated.

In the almost 8-minute body-camera video, four officers struggled to restrain Kerley. 

The person wearing the camera put their hands on Kerley’s wrist and chest causing the altercation. Authorities also said Kerley pushed an officer and was struck several times in the head by another officer.

Kerley also suffered “multiple diversionary strikes to his rib cage area.”

Officers claim that  Kerley resisted arrest and “a dart-firing stun gun was effectively deployed” to apprehend him.

“I’m not resisting, I got handcuffs on!” Kerley said in the video.

Throughout the video footage, Kerley accused the officers of wrongdoing and told them “they’d be going to jail.”

While he did not identify himself as an Olympic sprinter, he did tell officers to be careful with his legs.

“Bro get off my legs, I need my f*cking legs,” Kerley said.

In their report, authorities also said Kerley pushed an officer and was struck several times in the head by another officer.

Kerley is facing a felony charge and two misdemeanors in Miami-Dade County.

If found guilty, Kerely could be sentenced to a year in prison.

On Friday (Jan 3), Kerley made an appearance in Miami-Dade bond court. During the hearing, his attorney argued there was no probable cause for a charge of disorderly conduct. He was also critical of the officer’s conduct at the scene.

“This seems like a total misunderstanding,” the attorney said. “Mr. Kerley is a record-breaking athlete. He has served in the Olympics for the United States track and field (team). He is a model citizen in our community. This is nothing more than an overreaction by the police.”

Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer agreed with the lawyer after reading the arrest report.

“It looks like he was beaten up pretty badly by the police, from what I read,” she said.

Glazer found there was probable cause for the counts of battery on an officer and resisting arrest — but not disorderly conduct. She ordered that Kerley be released.

“Sir, you’re probably smart to stay off Miami Beach,” Glazer said. “Go somewhere else to go to dinner, avoid getting in trouble, because if you get re-arrested, you’re going to be locked up in jail until your trial.”