Shaun White Arrested For Vandalism And Public Intoxication After Incident At Nashville Hotel

Shaun White, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been arrested for public intoxication and vandalism after an incident at a hotel in Nashville, TMZ first reported.

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, White allegedly pulled a fire alarm at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel early Sunday morning, forcing all guests to evacuate the building.

Police say the professional snowboarder and skateboarder fell and hit his head on a fence as he tried to flee the hotel. WTVF-TV reports that he was treated for minor injuries at Baptist Hospital.

A picture released by the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department shows White with what appears to be a bruise under his left eye.

According to police, White was released from the hospital late Tuesday.

From the Associated Press:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White faces charges of public intoxication and vandalism, accused of drunkenly destroying a phone at a Nashville hotel and ending up in the hospital after he hit his head.

Officers responded to the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel at 2 a.m. Sunday after a drunken man identified as the 26-year-old White pulled a fire alarm, forcing the hotel to evacuate all guests. An employee also reported seeing White destroy a hotel phone.

White tried to leave the hotel in a cab before being stopped by a hotel guest who told the driver police had been called. According to police, White kicked at the man before running away. The man chased him and they collided when White turned around. White, who is also one of the world's top skateboarders, fell back and hit his head against a fence, police said.

White, who appeared to be drunk, was given the opportunity to sign misdemeanor citations and refused, police said. A spokeswoman for Baptist Hospital said White was treated there and released on Monday before being arrested and booked by police. A mug shot released by police shows White with a black eye.

White was released by police late Monday afternoon on his own recognizance. His court date was set for Oct. 10.

His manager had no immediate comment when reached by The Associated Press.

White won a gold medal in Turin at the 2006 Olympics and in 2010 at the Vancouver Games, and he is an action sports superstar whether skateboarding during the summer or snowboarding in the winter. He's also a multimillionaire with a clothing line and signature video game who expanded last year with a company selling skateboards, BMX bikes and other equipment.

White also has cleaned up at the Winter X Games, winning medals every year since 2002.

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Comments

[realitytrumpsbull]

02:08 AM on 09/21/2012

He'll never talk to her like that again!

[Major lackland]

12:17 AM on 09/21/2012

Old news.

[grunthoward]

10:37 PM on 09/20/2012

detroit lions seems to have the most pot heads and alcoholic arrested in 2012, just name them the DETROIT ANOYOMUS LIONS. GIVE THE COACH A DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST. there's a lot of urine being confiscated, make sure it's not animals urine.

[trishwc]

10:18 PM on 09/20/2012

How very sad.

[skooli]

10:14 PM on 09/20/2012

Ossiffer,,,I'm a gold medalist g** da**it....

[threlfallr]

09:27 PM on 09/20/2012

And recommended to me WHY???

[ThomKat]

08:50 PM on 09/20/2012

What can you expect from a skateboarder?

[jrp1947]

07:27 PM on 09/20/2012

a little too much fame and ego. He just needs to clean up his image and straighten himself out so he can be a good role model for kids who want to aim for his records on ski and skate boards. Everyone screws up once but don't ruin your life over it. do the time, say the apologies and mean them, and then chug the soft drinks instead of booze.

[lken06880]

06:09 PM on 09/20/2012

How pathetic is the HP that we're still reading about this like it's current news, they've been posting it since 9/17 as news, HP needs another category, Old News that the Public does't care to read for 3 or 4 days.

[Digitized Human]

05:57 PM on 09/20/2012

It was too bad he wasn't a high jumper, he would have cleared that fence easily.

[toomchtodu]

02:36 PM on 09/20/2012

Why do you find it necessary to run the same stories, sometimes tweaking the headline, for several days in a row? Or, run different headlines of the same story throughout your news?

[pacrimco]

01:14 PM on 09/20/2012

Hey Shaun, you need to meet Bill and start 12 stepping.

[sipiony2]

11:52 AM on 09/20/2012

Shaun White is a jerk, glad it's obvious to the rest of the world now.

[AmNeverWrong]

11:39 AM on 09/20/2012

It's only news because HuffPost says it is. Other than that, >yawn

[wing5t4]

10:55 AM on 09/20/2012

Arrogant little sucker probably thought he was a Hollywood celebrity and could get out of it.

[hattie54]

11:18 AM on 09/20/2012

See how he handles it in his next interview?He needed to come down a notch or two.