Bodycam footage shows shocking moment Olympics sprint star Fred Kerley gets tasered after ‘trying to fight cops’ in Miami
Police bodycam footage has emerged of the shocking moment an officer tasered US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley before he was arrested in Miami in the early hours of Friday.
The footage shows officers desperately trying to handcuff Kerley, who appears to be resisting as he lies on the ground. A woman can be heard yelling “stop” several times as the scuffle unfolds.
An officer can then be heard saying, “I’m going to taser him” before retreating and deploying his stun gun on Kerley, who managed to get to his feet.
While the other officers were handcuffing him, the woman stood nearby and shouted “he didn’t do anything.”
WSVN reported this earlier on Friday that Kerley, who won bronze in the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics last year, approached an active police scene to discuss his vehicle parked nearby.
It is alleged the 29-year-old then became increasingly aggressive and would not continue when officers asked.
Bodycam footage has emerged of the moment police tasered American sprinter Fred Kerley
American sprinter Kerley was charged with assaulting a police officer around 4 a.m. on Friday
Kerley won bronze in the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics last year and is a former world champion
Kerley, who starred in both seasons of Netflix’s athletics docuseries “Sprint” last year, then reportedly got into a “fighting stance” and continued to ignore officers, who called for help.
Kerley subsequently resisted arrest and had to be tasered as a result, but was subsequently taken into custody without further incident.
He was booked at 4:07 a.m. ET Friday morning and charged with assault on a police officer. resisting an officer without violence and disorderly conduct.
Kerley was expected to appear in Federal Court on Friday afternoon.
In addition to his Olympic bronze in Paris, Kerley also won silver in the 100 meters at Tokyo 2020. He is also a reigning world champion in the 4×100 meters and a former gold medalist in the 100 meters and 4×400 meters relay.
Kerley currently has the sixth fastest 100m time in history with a record of 9.76 set in 2022.