{"id":24168,"date":"2025-03-16T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24168"},"modified":"2025-03-16T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T13:37:54","slug":"footage-shows-new-angle-of-viral-moment-athlete-hit-opponent-over-the-head-with-baton-as-she-faces-assault-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=24168","title":{"rendered":"Footage shows new angle of viral moment athlete hit opponent over the head with baton as she faces assault charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Another angle of the controversial incident between high school athletes Alaila Everett and Kaelen Tucker has been released.<\/p>\n

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the\u00a0viral<\/a>\u00a0clip in question was taken from a 4x200m relay race as part of the Virginia\u00a0High School<\/a>\u00a0League (VHSL) Class 3 State Indoor Championships on 4 March.<\/p>\n

I.C. Norcom High School student Everett\u00a0appeared to hit Tucker<\/a>\u00a0in the back of the head with a baton after she attempted an overtake, causing her to run off the track and go to ground before being treated by medics.<\/p>\n

Everett has since released footage that claims her innocence, while\u00a0alternative footage of the incident<\/a>\u00a0may suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n

Tucker, 16, has since revealed that\u00a0she has suffered a concussion<\/a>\u00a0and a possible skull fracture as a result of the altercation, while Everett has remained adamant that\u00a0she ‘lost her balance’<\/a>\u00a0in the race, which led to the incident.<\/p>\n

The former, who represents Brookville High School, and her family called for a protective order following her injuries.<\/p>\n

Since then, Lynchburg Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Bethany Harrison confirmed that Everett had been given a misdemeanour charge of assault and battery, as reported\u00a0by<\/a>\u00a0ABC News.<\/p>\n

But now, more new footage has surfaced of the incident, showing us a new angle of the athletes making their way around the bend.<\/p>\n

The video makes it look as if Everett winds her arm back before hitting Tucker over the head, in contrary to the angle that she had released to\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The new angle is damning (YouTube\/Lynn Odhiambo)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Everett had previously claimed: \u201cI lost my balance, and when I pumped my arms again, she got hit. I know my intentions and I would never hit somebody on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in the video, her arm can be seen swinging out, away from a regular running motion, before seemingly striking Tucker.<\/p>\n

This footage was released after Everett was charged with assault and battery – no court date has been set yet.<\/p>\n

But following the controversial incident, the Virginia teen held a rally with a number of her supporters on Thursday (13 March) in an attempt to highlight her innocence.<\/p>\n

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This rally took place just one day after her charges were filed, and it was held outside her High School in Portsmouth, Virginia.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old addressed her supporters, as reported\u00a0by<\/a>\u00a0WAVY, saying: \u201cThank y\u2019all for supporting me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no one else that wanted to hear my story, except the people that know me and people that know I would never do anything like that, I would never harm anybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not a fighter, I\u2019m not even confrontational, I wouldn\u2019t even do that on purpose, and I thank y\u2019all for believing in me. I love y\u2019all,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

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Numerous angles have been released in the days following the incident (WAVY TV 10)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The crowd applauded the teen, and started a chant saying ‘we stand with you’, with Portsmouth NAACP President James Boyd also taking the opportunity to speak at the rally, addressing the abuse towards the athlete’s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Everett family has experienced racial slurs, they\u2019ve experienced death threats, and we think unequivocally that those things are unacceptable,\u201d he highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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