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.
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.
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 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.
A Portsmouth track athlete struck another runner with a baton during a race. Then the death threats began.
Alaila Everett and her relay team were disqualified during the meet last week at Liberty University in Lynchburg, and the VHSL declined to comment specifically on the incident and whether Everett
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.
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 track meet.
Track star gets support from Portsmouth NAACP chapter amid baton incident
The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another runner during a track race last week reiterated Thursday that the incident did not happen on purpose and thanked people for supporting her and believing in her.
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.
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Amid baton incident, Portsmouth NAACP reiterates support for I.C. Norcom track star
The I.C. Norcom student and track star who faces an assault and battery charge after her baton struck and injured another ...
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Rally held in support of I.C. Norcom runner following viral baton incident
A rally was held outside I.C. Norcom High School Thursday night in support of the runner charged in a track baton incident that has since gone viral.
Virginia student-athlete hits runner with baton at VHSL championships; claims it was accidental
A student faces charges after a video showed her hitting another during a race. She told ABC News, "My community knows my ...
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Portsmouth athlete facing charges after baton strike video goes viral
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth NAACP has come to the defense of a Portsmouth athlete who faces an assault and battery charge after an incident during a state-level track meet last week.
Virginia high school runner's contact with opponent's head was accidental, father says
"My community knows my character... they know I'm not like that..." said the I.C. Norcom student to ABC News after a video of ...