The Olympics higher ups are not going to like this! Gold medalist Shaun White was arrested just a little while ago after getting ridiculously drunk at his hotel and proceeding to badly injure himself. A PR rep’s worst nightmare. Details below.
White was in a Nashville hotel when he allegedly trashed his room in a stupor. When he was confronted by hotel staff, Shaun allegedly pulled several fire alarms and then ran fast … so fast he fell and split his head open.
The Nashville Metro Police Dept. tells TMZ … cops responded to the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel around 2 AM on Sunday after getting a tip that an allegedly intoxicated White pulled a hotel fire alarm, causing an evacuation of the entire hotel. A hotel employee also told police White smashed a hotel phone.
Cops say … a concerned citizen tried to stop the 26-year-old from leaving the scene in a taxi … but White allegedly kicked the person and proceeded to flee on foot.
According to police, the alleged victim says he chased after White … and collided with the snowboarder …. causing White to fall backwards and slam his head against a fence.
Cops say White appeared to be extremely intoxicated and reeked of alcohol at the time of the altercation.
White was transported to a nearby hospital where he was booked for vandalism and public intoxication. The citizen declined to pursue assault charges.
