Kerley Says Arrest Was Down To 'misunderstanding'

Former 100m world champion Fred Kerley says he will clear his sanction aft being arrested for what he described arsenic a "misunderstanding".

Kerley, 29, was reported to person been arrested for allegedly punching his erstwhile woman and chap jock Alaysha Johnson successful nan face.

The two-time Olympic medallist has acknowledged location was a "physical altercation" but denied that was nan logic for his apprehension successful Miami past Thursday.

"While location was a beingness altercation, my apprehension was not owed to immoderate criminal act," Kerley wrote successful a connection posted connected his societal media accounts.

"I chose not to speak to rule enforcement without my attorney, and for that logic alone, I was booked.

"I stay afloat committed to clearing my sanction and cooperating pinch due parties to resoluteness it.

"I return afloat accountability for placing myself successful a business that allowed for this misunderstanding, and I americium taking progressive steps to guarantee thing for illustration this happens again."

The alleged altercation occurred astatine a edifice successful Dania Beach earlier Kerley had been scheduled to compete successful Miami astatine nan 2nd Grand Slam Track meeting, which started connected Friday.

Reuters and nan BBC's US partner CBS reported that Kerley had been charged pinch 1 count of "battery-touch aliases strike" arsenic per nan apprehension study from nan Broward County Sheriff's Office.

CBS said Kerley appeared successful tribunal connected Friday and posted a $1,000 enslaved earlier leaving jail.