High School Track Runner Charged With Assault After Hitting Her Opponent In The Head With A Baton
The shocking incident happened during the Virginia State High School League Championships at Liberty University in Lynchburg. During the 4×200 meter relay, video shows I.C. Norcom High School senior Alaila Everett pull her arm back over her head before hitting Brookville High School junior Kaelen Tucker with the baton.
Alaila Everett, a high school senior, said she lost her balance and accidentally hit the other girl when she was pumping her arms.
A senior at I.C. Norcom High School faces an assault and battery charge in connection to the March 4 incident in Virginia.
As Tucker passed the racer on the inside from I.C. Norcom High School, she felt a blow to the back of her head.
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