Report: Four US Swimmers Vandalized Gas Station
Ryan Lochte, and three US Olympic swimmers, who claimed they were robbed at gunpoint in Brazil, reportedly vandalized a gas station during a dispute.
Four US Olympic swimmers, including 12-time medalist Ryan Lochte, are in hot water, as their accounts of being robbed at gunpoint by men posing as Brazilian police officers has come into question. The incident took place at a gas station early Sunday. New reports have emerged that the swimmers vandalized and urinated on the gas station.
Gas station owner tells @OGlobo_Rio that the four U.S. swimmers vandalized his facility and urinated on it.
— Nathan Fenno (@nathanfenno) August 18, 2016
The other three swimmers involved are Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger.
"“We got pulled over, in the taxi, and these guys came out with a badge, a police badge, no lights, no nothing just a police badge and they pulled us over,” Ryan Lochte told NBC Sports in an interview."
Brazilian authorities ordered a search and seizure of their passports, stating they must remain in the country while police investigated. Lochte, 32, had already returned to the United States. Feigen is said to be in Brazil, cooperating with authorities.
According to a post, Thursday, on NYDailyNews.com, Feigen told the San Antonio Express-News he couldn’t talk.
"“I’m being s—-stormed right now,” Feigen said. “I’m still in Brazil and (an interview) is going to have to wait.”"
Bentz and Conger were taken off a plane by authorities Wednesday night, before they could leave the country. They have since surrendered their passports, according to report on CNN.com.