The Virginia teenage track runner who struck an opponent in the head with a baton during a race last week has been charged with assault and battery.
Alaila Everett, a track competitor from I.C. Norcom High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, made headlines earlier this week when a video of her smashing a baton into the head of a fellow runner went viral. The opposing runner, Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker, suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture.
Everett faces one misdemeanor count of assault and battery.
The video set off a torrent of social media reactions, prompting Everett to take to the airwaves and proclaim her innocence.
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On Tuesday, Everett appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, saying it was not “in her character” to attack
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