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Reuters9:34 p.m. CDT, September 17, 2012
By Tim GhianniNASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept 17 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medal
snowboarder Shaun White has been charged with public
intoxication and vandalism after allegedly pulling the fire
alarm and causing the evacuation of a luxury hotel in Nashville,
authorities said on Monday.The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said the chain
of events that led to White's arrest began about 2 a.m. Sunday,
when officers responded to a call from Lowes Vanderbilt Hotel
that an intoxicated man had set off the fire alarm.
Police said a concerned bystander apparently kept White, 26,
who won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games, from
fleeing in a cab. The citizen kept the cab from leaving the
hotel and told the driver he was going to call police.
"When White overheard their conversation, he allegedly
kicked the citizen and fled on foot," according to the police.
"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."
