Virginia teen track runner who bashed opponent’s head with baton rallies supporters after getting assault charge
The Virginia teen who was seen bashing an opponent’s head with a baton during a high school track meet held a rally of supporters on Thursday to reiterate her innocence. The rally came just one day after she was served with a misdemeanor battery and assault charge.
What happened with the high school track runner who hit her opponent with a baton?
A Virginia high school track star has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after hitting an opposing runner over the head with a baton during a relay race captured on video.
High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton faces assault and battery charge
A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a race.
‘I wouldn’t do that’: Sobbing HS track runner charged for bashing opponent’s head holds rally
A Virginia teen track star who allegedly bashed her opponent's head with a baton during a meet continues to proclaim her innocence.
VIDEO: Virginia High School Track Star Gets Attacked & Bashed In The Head By Opponent With Baton During Race, Causing Significant Injuries
NEW: High school track runner gets attacked with a baton in the middle of a relay at the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships. Kaelen Tucker was on the second leg of the 4x200m relay at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, when she got smacked in the head. Tucker suffered a… pic.twitter.com/DXPMwZcaRP
Portsmouth track athlete who struck opponent with baton charged with assault
One misdemeanor charge of assault and battery was taken out in this matter,” Bethany Harrison, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Lynchburg, wrote in an email to The Pilot on Thursday
Rally shows unity for Portsmouth student-athlete amid viral track video controversy
Portsmouth rallied behind Alaila Everett, a 17-year-old who is facing backlash and a criminal charge after hitting her opponent with her baton during a track race.
High School Runner Charged With Assault Following Alleged Baton Attack At Track Meet
The Virginia high school track and field runner who hit an opponent in the head with a baton has been charged with misdemeanor assault.
Virginia high school track star bashed in head by opponent with baton: 'I was just in disbelief'
Brookville High School (Va.) junior track star Kaelen Tucker was in "disbelief" after an opponent bashed her with a baton during a race last week, causing head injuries.
H.S. Track Runner Charged With Assault for Allegedly Hitting Competitor With Baton
The high school track runner who allegedly whacked her competitor in the head with a baton is now facing criminal charges despite her claims the incident was all just an accident.
Rally held in support of Virginia runner charged with assault in viral baton incident
A rally was held outside I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth Thursday night in support of the runner charged in a track baton incident that has since gone viral.
Lynchburg attorney addresses assault charge in viral track incident
The Lynchburg Commonwealth's Attorney has weighed in on the assault and battery charges filed against a Virginia high school student following a track incident.
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Virginia Track Star (Alaila Everett) Speaks Out After Hitting Opponent (Kaelen Tucker) in Head with Baton | WATCH-it-happen
Everett hits Tucker, causing collapse. Race video shows shocking incident, Norcom athlete's violent pass attempt.
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Runner Bashed Opponent Then Played the Victim, But Lip Reader's Assessment Says Something Else
A high school track athlete in Virginia faces charges after allegedly attacking a competitor with a relay baton last week during a race. Alaila Everett has been charged with one count of assault and ...
'Why haven't you apologized?' A search for answers after on-track attack at state finals
As Tucker passed the racer on the inside from I.C. Norcom High School, she felt a blow to the back of her head.