Alaila Everett lately sparked debates about whether or not she deliberately smacked her observe competitor within the head with a baton. Everett, a senior, and Kaelen Tucker, a junior, have been competing on behalf of their Virginia excessive faculties in a state competitors on March 5. A now-viral video seemingly exhibits Alaila double-tap Tucker with the baton as they cross paths on the observe.

In a tearful media interview,  Everett claimed the incident was unintentional and occurred whereas pumping her arms. However Tucker’s household and the Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Legal professional Workplace don’t appear to be shopping for her POV. Tucker’s dad and mom have filed for a protecting order whereas prosecutors hit Alaila Everett with a misdemeanor assault and battery cost. Now, a brand new video exhibits the charged teen thanking supporters in Virginia for believing her.

Alaila Everett Breaks Down In Tears Whereas Thanking Supporters

Everett and her household held a rally on her behalf at some point after the fees have been introduced. On Thursday (March 13), the teenager stood outdoors of her highschool, I.C. Norcom, to double down on her innocence. Fox Information reviews that “dozens” of individuals attended the rally. As she thanked the parents who confirmed up, Alaila Everett broke down in tears.

“Thank y’all for supporting me,” the teenager stated, per circulating video from the rally. “There’s nobody else that needed to listen to my story besides the people who know me and people who know I’d by no means do something like that; I’d by no means hurt anyone. I’m not a fighter, I’m not even confrontational, I wouldn’t even do this on goal, and I thank y’all for believing in me. I like y’all.”

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It’s unclear if Everett provided any further apologies to Kaelen Tucker, who suffered a concussion and “attainable cranium fracture” from the repeated baton hits. Tucker and her household had beforehand instructed the media that they have been looking for an apology.

Nevertheless, based on Alaila Everett, Kaelen blocked her on Instagram when she tried to comply with her to start out a dialog about what occurred. Talking to 10WAVY, Everett defined that Tucker and her household are usually not contemplating her psychological well being amid the heavy backlash for the incident.

“…however I do know my intentions, and I’d by no means hit anyone on goal due to jealousy. I do know I’m not one of the best at observe. I applaud her for being an important runner; I’d by no means hit anyone due to jealousy. And on the finish of the day, I’m a toddler too…I’m sorry,” the highschool senior instructed 10WAVY in her first media interview.

She insisted that she was an honor roll pupil who stayed out of bother. Throughout her 4 years operating observe, Everett stated there’s by no means been an identical incident. She additionally implied that Kaelen Tucker won’t have gotten hit if she had “waited a bit longer” to chop into her lane.

In the meantime, Tucker instructed the press that she was “so in disbelief” through the second. “Like I didn’t even know what occurred. I simply, like, obtained hit within the head, and I simply fell off the observe,” she stated.

Prosecutor’s Workplace Speaks On Cost, Whereas NACCP Denounces It 

Regardless of each teenagers having their very own variations of what occurred, the Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Legal professional Workplace appears to be pushing ahead with the cost. In response to ABC13 Information, Legal professional Bethany Harrison lately spoke on the matter, which is pending in juvenile and home relations courtroom.

“There’s nonetheless a recognition when somebody goes past what is appropriate for the game,” Harrison stated. “Each one among these situations, it will depend on what’s happening.”

Whereas the legal professional’s workplace is making a degree about not condoning violence, it additionally appears to worth rehab for each ladies concerned. “And each are juveniles, and they’re topic to loads of consideration proper now. And simply to know that we don’t condone violence, we don’t need to see any sort of violence in any of those sporting occasions, but additionally we need to work towards serving to this juvenile and work towards rehabilitation,” Harrison added.

In the meantime, on the rally, Portsmouth NAACP President James Boyd addressed what the Everett household is allegedly experiencing.

“The Everett household has skilled racial slurs, they’ve skilled loss of life threats, and we predict unequivocally that these issues are unacceptable,” Boyd shared.

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