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.
The race video went viral, now a Virginia high school student is charged with assault
A Portsmouth high school student was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault and battery after a video of a high school track meet went viral.
High School Sprinter Charged with Assault After Striking Competitor in the Head with Metal Baton During Track Race
A high school sprinter was charged with assault after striking a competitor in the head with a metal baton during a track race, according to multiple reports.
Portsmouth track athlete who struck opponent with baton charged with assault
Alaila Everett, a senior at Norcom High, was competing in the Virginia High School League Class 3 championships last week when she struck Brookville High’s Kaelen Tucker during the second leg of
Runner accused of baton assault speaks out
Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.
Virginia high school track athlete who struck opponent with baton charged with assault, reports say
A Portsmouth runner who stuck an opponent with a baton during a high school relay race has been charged with assault, the Lynchburg commonwealth’s attorney told multiple media outlets Wednesday. Alaila Everett,
Virginia teen track runner who bashed opponent's head with baton charged with assault and battery
I.C. Norcom High School student athlete Alaila Everett has been charged with assault and battery after bashing an opponent's head with a baton during a race.
High school runner defends herself after baton video: 'I would never do that on purpose'
Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.
High school runner who hit opponent in head with baton mid-race speaks out
The runner and her family said a video that shows the on-track incident in which she hits another runner with a baton was an accident.
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