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Snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White sorry for hotel antics - Chicago Tribune

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2:22 p.m. CDT, September 18, 2012


Sept 18 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White apologized on Tuesday for "unwise choices" that led to him being charged with public intoxication and vandalism after police said he pulled a fire alarm and caused the evacuation of a Tennessee hotel.

"I want to apologize for the unwise choices I made over the weekend and for any inconvenience it caused my family, friends, business partners, the hotel and their guests," White said in a post on his Facebook page.

"I was celebrating a happy occasion with a ton of family and friends and got carried away. I'm truly sorry for my poor behavior," he added.

The 26-year-old winner of gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games did not specify what he was celebrating.

Nashville police said the chain of events that led to White's arrest began about 2 a.m. on Sunday, when officers responded to a call from the luxury Loews Vanderbilt Hotel that an intoxicated man had set off the fire alarm.

Police said a concerned bystander apparently kept White from fleeing in a cab and told the driver he was going to call police.

"When White overheard their conversation, he allegedly kicked the citizen and fled on foot," police said in a statement. "The citizen reported that he chased White until White turned and ran into him, apparently causing White to fall backwards and strike his head against a fence."

The citizen did not want to prosecute White for assault, police said.

"Responding officers Sunday reported that White appeared to be extremely intoxicated and smelled strongly of alcohol," the police statement said.

Police said White refused to sign misdemeanor citations, so arrest warrants charging him with vandalism and public intoxication were issued on Sunday morning.

White was taken to a hospital and treated for injuries after hitting the fence. He was released late on Monday afternoon and remains free on his own recognizance, police said. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Beech)

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  1. UnknownApril 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM

    Its positive attitude and very good step from the side of White.His apologize is also a very big attitude what he did. He is admitting its enough.

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