The brother of Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles has been charged with triple murder. Tevin M. Biles-Thomas was arrested this Thursday, August 29, at Fort Stewart in Georgia for his involvement in a fatal AirBnB shooting in Cleveland that left three men dead on New Year’s Eve, radar reported.
According to Radar, Biles Thomas, who is only 24 and on active duty in the U.S. Army has now been charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury.
The brother to Simone Biles is accused of fleeing the scene after opening fire at a party in an AirBnB on December 31.
The victims killed in the shooting were Devaughn Gibson, 23, DelVaunte Johnson, 19, Toshon Banks, 21. Two others were also wounded 21. Two others were also wounded.
Biles-Thomas is the only person who’s been charged in connection to the murders, and he has not yet entered a plea.
His famous sister Simone Biles as reported by the news outlet, who recently broke a record by becoming the first person in history to land a double twisting, double somersault in competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championship has not spoken publicly of his arrest and charges.
Sadly, Biles-Thomas is not the athlete’s first relative to be involved in a criminal scandal.
The athlete who was raised mostly by her grandparents remains estranged from her mother, as well as from her biological sister and father who’ve been arrested on various charges.
Her grandparents remains estranged from her mother, as well as from her biological sister and father who’ve been arrested on various charges.
He was charged with attempted aggravated burglary a month later, but the crime was amended to a criminal trespassing charge. He pleaded guilty, and was sent to jail for 30 days in relation to multiple cases.
In Biles’ memoir, she claimed her biological mother, Shanon Biles, suffered from addictionthroughout her childhood.
No official statement from the family since the news broke on Friday.