Virginia High School’s athletics athlete who was seen hitting an opponent with a stick during a race was accused of assault and battery, the Lynchburg Commonwealth lawyer was confirmed to PK Press Club Digital.
IC athlete Norcom High School, Alaila Everett, was seen breaking her stick on the head of the Junior of Brookville High School Kaelen Tucker during a championship meeting last week. Images of the incident have become viral in the following days, which caused a national controversy and a backlash against Everett.
Tucker was then diagnosed with a concussion and a possible skull fracture.
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Tucker and family members did not say definitively if they would bring charges against Everett after the incident in an interview with Wset ABC 13. However, the accusations have now been officially sunk, because Everett faces a counting attack and a battery for offense.
Everett has since declared that successes were accidental, in interviews with Wavy and “Good Morning America”.
Before the announcement of the accusations on Everett, the Portsmouth Naacp published a declaration defending the besieged teenager on Wednesday.
“Alaila is not an attacker and media titles which allude to this in any case ashamed. We understand the sensitivity of the circumstances for the athletes and their families involved, but this story should not be unanswered,” the statement said.
“Alaila is a fee student and a star athlete at the Historical Secondary School IC Norcom. From all accounts, she is a young chef and exceptional scholar whose sporting talent has been well documented and recognized in our state. She was carried with integrity both on and outside the field and any story that pleads them guilty of any criminal activity is a violation of her regular study rights.”
PK Press Club Digital contacted the Everett family via the Portsmouth public school district to comment.
Last Friday, Tucker told the incident in an interview with Wset ABC 13, and said that the whole section had dropped when they saw the Baton repeated to denigrate.
“The whole section has just dropped,” said Tucker at the station about those around him in the stands. “We had the family from outside the city. His sponsors are there from Myrtle Beach. Everyone has just dropped. When I saw her go down, all I could do is get out of the stands. I just knew I had to get there.
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Virginia High School’s athletics athlete who was seen hitting an opponent’s head with a stick during a race was accused of assault and drums. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
“She was a bit hysterical because she just couldn’t believe it was what had happened.”
Everett says that successes took place because she lost her balance and her stick “stuck” behind the back of her opponent.
“After a few times to hit her, my stick remained stuck behind her back like that, and he rolled his back. I lost my balance when I pumped my arms again. She was struck,” said Everett in an interview undeled. “I know my intentions and I would never hit someone on purpose.”
Everett also said that even if she had caused physical pain in Tucker, there is not enough empathy for the “mental” impact of Everett.
“Everyone has feelings, so you are physically injured, but you don’t think of my mind,” said Everett. “They assume my character, calling me the ghetto and the racial insults, the death threats … all on a nine second video.”
During an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday, Everett and his family showed a different angle of images and reconstituted the incident to try to prove that it was an accident.
IC athlete Norcom High School, Alaila Everett, was seen breaking her stick on the head of Brookville High School Kaelen Tucker junior during a championship meeting last week. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
“Her arm literally struck the stick like this until it goes a little forward and my arm was stuck like that,” said Everett using a family member to represent Tucker during the clip incident.
Virginia High School League (VHSL) had previously published a statement to PK Press Club Digital on this subject.
“The VHSL does not comment on individuals or disciplinary measures due to FERPA,” said the League Declaration. “The measures taken by the director of the meeting to disqualify the runner were appropriate and correct. We examine in depth each body like this which involves the safety of players with participating schools. Membership in VHSL has always made the priority to give students-athletes a safe environment for competition.”
