Incarcerated this week then released after a violent altercation with Miami police officers, American sprinter Fred Kerley is involved in a completely different case for accusations of domestic violence.
He was released from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. As reported by CBS News, American sprinter Fred Kerley (29), Olympic medalist and former world champion, was released on bail this Sunday, three days after being arrested for a violent altercation with police officers.
On Thursday, the 100m bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics attempted to forcefully enter the scene of an ongoing investigation in South Beach, claiming that his car was parked nearby. A fight then broke out with several officers, who responded by hitting him in the head, ribcage and back before controlling him… with an electric pulse pistol shot.
Charged and imprisoned for rebellion, assault and battery, as well as disturbing public order, he was first released on bail on Friday afternoon, before being placed in detention again a little later in the day. , in the context of another case. This case concerns accusations of domestic violence brought by the mother of his three children, Angelica Kerley, including an attempted strangulation and armed robbery at the couple’s home last May.
“I have to think of my children”
“All I remember is that I went to get up and he tried to grab my phone, so I slid it under me. He got on top of me At that point he took his arm and wrapped it around my neck He started choking me so hard I couldn’t breathe I’m not going to lie, at one point I did. “I thought he was going to kill me,” Angelica Kerley testified from the CBS channel.
It was by viewing the images of her husband’s arrest on Thursday that she decided to speak out about his alleged actions. “Seeing the video of this incident and his aggression, I told myself that he had no remorse for what he had done to me. I have to think of my children,” she said, explaining having filed for divorce several times, to no avail.
“These allegations are made by a very angry woman. The idea that Mr. Kerley does not want to ‘grant’ her a divorce is just as ridiculous as the allegations against Fred,” reacted the sprinter’s lawyers. The judge in charge of this case issued an order of removal and non-contact with Angelica Kerley against him. Pending a possible further judgment, he was therefore released on bail.
Having become a reference in American sprinting, Kerley, initially a 400m specialist, won the silver medal in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, before confirming the following year by winning the world title thanks to a time of 9, 86 seconds. He took bronze last summer in Paris behind his compatriot Noah Lyles and Jamaican Kishane Thompson.
