BOXER Adrien Broner has been arrested by cops in Kentucky over an outstanding warrant from Ohio.
The 32-year-old was hauled into Kenton County Jail by police at around 1am and spent the night in a cell.
Officers had a warrant for his arrest as a fugitive from another state.
It’s not clear what the warrant was for, but according to TMZ it could be in relation to a lawsuit he lost in Cuyahoga County about a year ago after a woman claimed he had assaulted her in a nightclub.
Last November, the American fighter was released from jail and given until December to pay £637,000 to the woman he assaulted – with the judge urging him to “stay off Instagram”.
In 2019, Broner pleaded guilty to assault and unlawful restraint after the victim claimed he lay on her and forced his tongue into her mouth in a Cleveland nightclub.
Broner was originally told to pay £637,456 – £384,010 in punitive damages, £192,005 in compensation and £61,441 in legal fees – following his court case.
But Broner – who has held world titles in four weight classes – failed to meet a number of deadlines, set by Cleveland judge Nancy Margaret Russo, to pay up.
The boxing champ filed court documents in October 2020 showing evidence that he was unable to pay as he had just £10 to his name.
But, soon after, Broner flaunted a huge pile of money on Instagram, before sharing a video detailing how much cash he’s spent since 2017.
Broner was sentenced to three days in jail after being held in contempt of court.
Having served his time, Judge Russo was quick to slap Broner with a warning – ordered to pay the £637,456 by December 2020 or face MORE jail-time.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
