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This is a follow up to the August 18, 2016
Judiciary Report article "Swimmer
Ryan Lochte Flees Rio 2016 Olympics After Police Discover
His Wallet Was Not Stolen Nor Did He Catch A Cab At A Gas
Station Where He Alleges He Was Robbed At Gunpoint."
The U.S. Olympic Committee has apologized
for the behavior of Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz
and Jack Conger in Brazil, "The behavior of these athletes
is not acceptable. On behalf of the United States Olympic
Committee, we apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people
of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what
should rightly be a celebration of excellence."
The Rio Olympic committee, the Brazilian
government and people of their nation are understandably
upset. They pulled together an incredible, memorable
Olympics on a tight budget and tried to ensure the safety of
all athletes and staff in Brazil for the games. Once again,
as the New York Times stated this week, Lochte's claims
caused Brazil "embarrassment" that turned into "anger" when
they investigated and discovered the robbery story was
fabricated by the swimmer.
The truth has now come out regarding Lochte's
claims that he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint during the
current Rio Olympic games. Yesterday, sites stated the four swimmers were partying
at a club with women, believed to be sex workers, not their girlfriends
(I just knew hoes were involved, I stated it
two days ago on
Twitter). The athletes had too much
to drink and ended up drunk. This is where the problems began.
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On August 18, 2016, the Daily Mail newspaper reported CCTV
footage of the gas station Lochte told police he and his
teammates caught a cab from,
showed no sign of the swimmers. However, Lochte named the
wrong gas station. The incident took place at a Shell gas
station. Police subpoenaed CCTV footage from the Shell gas
station and saw what had actually transpired.
Lochte stated he and his teammates were robbed. However, newly released
video revealed Lochte broke down the gas station bathroom
(toilet) door and he and his teammates vandalized it. The swimmers
peed on the walls and floors. They also damaged and ripped
items from the walls. Lochte also ripped
down an exterior sign.
The entire incident started due to an act of criminal
vandalism by the swimmers. A gas station security guard was
alerted to the problem and confronted the men. It is being
stated Lochte
began fighting the security guard. The guard then drew his
gun and told the swimmers to put their hands up. Gas station
staff demanded the men pay for the damage they caused to the
bathroom. They men gave the staff approximately $50 to fix the damage.
From NBC: (clockwise from top left) Jimmy Feigen, Ryan Lochte, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz
A bathroom door is at least $100. Hiring someone to hang
the bathroom door is a minimum of $75. Repairing the floors
and walls could run from $500 and up. Cleaning up the urine
from the bathroom floors and walls is at minimum $50. The
swimmers created approximately $750 in damage. $50 was
nothing in comparison to the damage done.
Lochte stated he ordered the cab driver to drive them
away from the station, but he refused. The implication was
the cab driver was in on the alleged robbery Lochte later
reported to police. However, the truth was the cab driver
was a witness to the vandalism and fighting and was waiting for
the police to arrive, who had been summoned by the staff of
the gas station.
Lochte’s story about being robbed at gunpoint by men
dressed as police, with the barrel of the gun being placed
on his forehead and having their wallets stolen. is untrue.
The swimmers were drunk, disturbing the peace and engaging
in criminal vandalism.
Ryan Lochte posted this apology to Instagram.com and Twitter.com yesterday
In that inebriated state, Lochte and company were
hallucinating. Lochte was also seeing doubles and triples to
report to police that a group of men dressed as police
pulled over their cab, put a gun on his forehead and robbed
them.
The alleged men dressed as cops, was actually one security
guard in uniform. The gun was never on Lochte’s forehead. It was
pointed at the swimmers, because Lochte started fighting the security guard.
The swimmers wallets were not stolen as Lochte previously claimed
to police.
They destroyed a gas station bathroom and were told to
financially pay for it. They took money out of their wallets
and it only amounted to $50, far under the cost of the
damage. Hence, when they returned to the Olympic village,
they had their wallets while going through security, as seen
on CCTV footage.
When Lochte sobered up and saw that his
wallet was still in his possession and not stolen as he
claimed, the story should have ended there. However, days later
when Lochte offered up the robbery story during a globally
televised
NBC interview, it took on a life of its own that got
everyone into legal trouble. It has proven problematic for
Lochte, as he knew he and his teammates had their wallets in
their possession when he did the NBC interview,
which indicates flat out lying. Two of Lochte's teammates
have now formally denied his retelling of the night's events
and are stating he made the whole thing up. Lochte has since
semi-apologized for what happened, but does not outright say
he lied, which he did, but rather was not "candid" about
what transpired.
Tweets from my Twitter on August 18, 2016 in the morning
When people get drunk and or high, they do questionable
things, especially when they are out in public. Some become
angry and aggressive when they’ve had too much alcohol in
what is known as being "a mean drunk" (hence vandalizing the
bathroom and fighting the security guard). The Judiciary Report has
repeatedly emphasized that people should not get drunk,
especially in public settings, as bad things can happen when
one is not in control of one’s faculties.
There are people who have gotten behind the wheel of a
vehicle while drunk and it ended in fatalities. There are drunk
people who have fallen out of windows of multi-story
buildings and died from the impact. There are women who have
been raped and or murdered while drunk. As stated previously
and repeatedly on the site, if you choose to drink, do so in
moderation and not to excess. Large quantities of alcohol
are especially damaging to underage youth and underweight
people, as lower body weight can rapidly lead to alcohol
poisoning and death.
Lochte and his teammates are expected to pay
five figure fines to compensate for the incident. Feigen has
donated 35,000 Reals ($10,800) to a Brazilian charity. There
has been talk in the press of extraditing Lochte from
America to face charges for his criminal behavior in Brazil,
after his three teammates were left holding the proverbial
bag over the story he made up that turned into a global
scandal.
STORY SOURCE
'We Apologize' To Rio And Brazil, U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Says
'We Apologize' To Rio And Brazil, U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Says
August 18, 201611:40 PM ET - Announcing that
two swimmers have now flown out of a Rio airport after being
detained by police, U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott
Blackmun is apologizing for how the pair and two other
swimmers behaved in Brazil. "The behavior of these athletes
is not acceptable," Blackmun said, referring to swimmers
Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger.
Bentz and Conger – who were taken off a
plane at Tom Jobim International Airport Wednesday and whose
passports were seized by police who wanted answers about a
reported robbery – gave statements to the authorities and
have now been allowed to leave Rio, Blackmun said late
Thursday.
Saying that the U.S.O.C. had worked with the U.S.
Consulate in Rio to coordinate the swimmers' release,
Blackmun said: "On behalf of the United States Olympic
Committee, we apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people
of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what
should rightly be a celebration of excellence."
Blackmun said that while U.S. officials
haven't seen the formal statements made by Bentz and Conger,
who were with swimming star Ryan Lochte last weekend when
Lochte claimed they were robbed at gunpoint after a
late-night party, he understands that Bentz and Conger's
account matches what Rio police said earlier Thursday: that
the robbery story was a fabrication.
Here's the version of events Blackmun
relayed: "As we understand it, the four athletes (Bentz,
Conger, [James] Feigen and Ryan Lochte) left France House
early in the morning of August 14 in a taxi headed to the
Olympic Village. They stopped at a gas station to use the
restroom, where one of the athletes committed an act of
vandalism. An argument ensued between the athletes and two
armed gas station security staff, who displayed their
weapons, ordered the athletes from their vehicle and
demanded the athletes provide a monetary payment. Once the
security officials received money from the athletes, the
athletes were allowed to leave."
That account is similar to what the chief of
Rio's Civil Police laid out Thursday, when he said, "There
was no robbery."...
http://www.npr.org
Ryan Lochte's night of shame: Two mystery women, a night drinking in a club until 5.47am, public urination, vandalism, an argument with security guards and a measly $53 payoff
Ryan Lochte's night of shame: Two mystery women, a night drinking in a club until 5.47am, public urination, vandalism, an argument with security guards and a measly $53 payoff
Published: 21:23 EST, 18 August 2016 |
Updated: 23:06 EST, 18 August 2016. It should have been one
of the great nights in Olympic history for Team USA. Michael
Phelps claimed his 23rd gold medal, and 28th overall,
cementing his place in history as the greatest Olympian of
all time.
But while the 31-year-old chose to spend the
night with his family, hours later and miles away, his
closest rival - Ryan Lochte - began a night of debauchery in
what has sadly become the most memorable of the Olympic
Games. Here, we chart how Lochte, who has spent four
consecutive Olympics in Phelps' shadow, turned Saturday
night and Sunday morning into hours and hours of shame for
his nation - and threatens to overshadow the brilliance of
his compatriot's glory...
Around half an hour later, he shared a video
on Snapchat that featured Feigen showing off the inside of
the jam-packed venue as lights flash from the DJ booth. What
his Snapchat didn't show, police said, was that the men were
with two mystery women in the club and authorities believe
this may have been their motive for lying if they have
girlfriends...
