A screengrab of Alaila Everett (Video WAVY 10 Information)
March 13, 2025
VIRGINIA, United States — The highschool athlete in america who appeared to have hit her competitor with a baton throughout a 4×200 metre race, an act she claims was unintended, is now dealing with an assault and battery cost for the incident.
Alaila Everett, of IC Norcom Excessive Faculty in Portsmouth, Virginia has been charged with misdemeanour, in keeping with the Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Lawyer’s Workplace as reported by WAVY TV 10 Information.
Everett had damaged her silence lately stating that she had been dealing with racial slurs and loss of life threats for “dropping her stability” and “accidently” hitting Brookville Excessive Faculty junior Kaelen Tucker, who claimed she has since been recognized with a concussion and attainable cranium fracture.
Norcom was disqualified after the race.
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Now, the Portsmouth arm of the Nationwide Affiliation for the Development of Coloured Folks (NAACP) has come to Everett’s protection.
Based on WAVY TV 10 Information, Portsmouth NAACP in a March 12 assertion wrote in all caps, “Alaila is NOT AN ATTACKER” whereas blasting the media for portraying her as such. The assertion additionally condemned racial slurs and threats directed on the athlete.
In the meantime, the NAACP prolonged prayers for each the runners and their households and famous the potential for felony prices, calling it “regarding” and “unwarranted”, the report stated.
Everett’s household has since acquired court docket papers because the Tuckers search a protecting order and demanded an apology from the athlete.
