On May 1st, 2025, Olympic star Fred Kerley confronted his ex-girlfriend Aleesha Johnson at a South Florida hotel. The encounter quickly escalated into a physical altercation, prompting officers to respond. As officers speak with Aleesha, the others detain Fred to prevent any further chaos. >> [music] >> Fred's team, however, gives a very different version of events. With Aleesha's version on record, it was now Fred's turn to speak. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand? Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. Do you understand? Knowing and understanding your rights, do you wish to speak to me today without an attorney present? He's He's your documented attorney or is just a representative? He's an attorney? He's You're his lawyer? You? So, do you want to speak to me? No? Okay, so we're going to go down to my car. Does that mean I'm going to jail? Wait, wait, wait. Does that mean I'm going to jail? You stole the chain. You stole the chain. We're going to go to the car. As of right now, he's detained, possibly under arrest. He didn't want to speak, so we don't know his side of the story. We don't know what happened in here cuz he refused to speak to us. Yeah, he already said he didn't want to speak, so there's not much we can do at this point for him. So, we'll get the other people's story depending on what's said. We'll make it there. The people downstairs with the altercation. Yeah. Yeah, I got questions. Y'all check the cameras? They're going to We're going to do our investigation. As of right now, we don't have anything more to say to you cuz you said you wanted to speak to us. But but my lawyer right there though, can He just said he didn't want you to talk, so there's no more we can do after that, boss. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I I I I hear you. Man. What what a Wait, we're going down. Where Where is the person right here? All right. Have a seat, boss. Have a seat. All the way in the vehicle. I have a question for >> I got Y'all pulling off? Huh? Y'all You pulling off? No, I have to speak to people. We have to do an entire investigation. Yo, can I get Can my body shaking. I need some water. Can you give me some water? We We I don't have any water to give to you right now. I don't have any water currently on me. Hold on. Stand back up. Let me double lock these cuffs. All right. Have a seat, boss. Now, I'm going to turn the air off. All the way in. No, I'm coming. I'm coming. Okay. Okay. Y'all take this [ __ ] all the way back. I'll control it. I'm coming. We don't We're still gathering the facts, so we don't have anything >> Yeah, after this point, your lawyer coming here is beyond the point. That's something that's for court. We're criminal aspect. If we find criminal charges today, he's going to go to jail. All right. The lawyer will represent him at court, and then that could go from that point on, okay? All right. With Fred in custody, Alicia explains the incident to an officer once more. All right, little ma'am. What's your name? Alicia. Alicia? Alicia. Alicia? All right, I'm Deputy Sheriff Horton. I'm the primary deputy uh investigating this crime. I know we spoke. You got everything down? >> down. I know you spoke here with my partner already about the occurrence that happened, but I just need to know what happened, okay? Can you just start from the top like what happened today or what then led up to this uh Nothing happened today that led up to the altercation. He just walked up and struck you? Me and Fred Curly have not spoken or seen each other since the end of October, October 20th to be exact. Okay. And then? And so, we walked in today together? No, me and my two supporters walked in today. And we went We came for the 8:00 p.m. meeting for grants and Okay. So, I already I'm not staying at the hotel. So, we drove over here to come to the grants and meeting that everybody has to be at Okay. at 8:00 p.m. Walked in. Got over by the medical team. We're going to the medical team. Got over to the area and he yelled at us. "Hey." Nobody said nothing. We kept walking. He yelled again, "Hey." We turned to look, and then he started lunging at us. Two of the girls tried to separate him from lunging at us. I started yelling, "Can somebody get Can somebody get him? He started "What the [ __ ] is going on? Can somebody get him? Move." In the midst of me yelling, no one from the medical team came out. They all stayed in the room. No, it was nobody but me in between him and everybody and them two, and he punched me in my face. I fell to the ground. >> How many times did he punch you? Once? >> Just once. Did you tell him to stop or anything before he hit you? Yeah, multiple times. I said, "Stop. Move. Get away from me. Multiple times." I mean, he also had been saying it for at least 30 to 40 seconds. Cuz it went from one little area to another area. Okay, so he pursued you and He pursued. He said he verbatimly said that he hated everybody and everybody and us three that he wanted How do you know you and three? I I used to date him. Y'all used to date how long ago? It ended in October. October? Okay. So, y'all not currently dating now. Y'all just Y'all used to date in October, is that right? That was it. Okay, so after he punched you, he just left? What happened after that? >> me, then he proceeded to try to fight everybody else that was involved, everybody else that was with me. I couldn't really tell what was really going on because I was on the ground bleeding. Okay. Okay. I got up. They separated us. He then lunged at us again. So, one question. The gentleman we brought out, is that the guy who struck you? I don't know who y'all brought out. Outside? Okay, so do you need to see the guy that we have to make sure that it's him? >> I can explain I don't need to see him, but I can All right. Describe him. He's tall, hot eye, dark skin, burly, Okay. had on like a tannish orangish shirt that was like ripped up. It may be sweatpants or shorts. I can't really recall. Okay. So, we have a guy that typically is wearing that, but I still want you for like reassurance to make a 100% ID cuz we did take someone without you being here, so we want to make sure that we have the right guy, okay? Can you just do a show up after they book you, please? So, you said you guys are currently not dating now? No, we haven't dated since October. Okay. She's going to show up to make sure it's him. Oh, okay. Are you the one who struck her? No. We'll get you there. We'll get you at the station. Hey, what do you To the station. At our station. What do you I'm I'm getting up. What do you mean station? >> got to make sure I touch you, man. Relax. Don't catch those extra charges, man. I don't got no charges. I ain't touch nobody. Okay. Look this way. All right. Hey, I got a question. So, y'all say y'all looked at cameras, was it Have a seat in the back, sir. We can't do any more talking with you because you you said you wanted a lawyer, so there's nothing more we can say. Have a seat in the car. >> the car, I got to I'm I'm long, bro. Okay, go ahead. Appreciate it. So So, y'all going off of he said, she said? We're going off of sworn tape statements she provided saying that you battered her, okay? So, as of right now, you're under arrest for battery. But so, y'all can't look at cameras? All right. Look left, right there. Look Look right there. I don't pick the money on the ground. Why not? That's against the Haitian zone. Fred Curly was charged with battery after allegedly striking Alicia in the face, leaving visible injuries. He was later released on a $1,000 bond. This arrest comes just months after a separate Miami Beach incident where Curly faced charges including battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.