Crime & Safety
Waukesha Olympian Paul Hamm Arrested in Ohio
The gold medal gymnast was allegedly drunk when he fought with a cab driver and police.
Waukesha's Paul Hamm, a three-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics, was arrested in Columbus, Ohio over the weekend, according to a local TV station.
Hamm allegedly assaulted a taxi driver and wrestled with police officers. 10TV News in Columbus reported police released video of the incident, including footage of Hamm saying, "You guys have no ideas."
Hamm won the all-around gymnastics competition in the 2004 Olympics and won a silver medal in the team competition and a silver in the parallel bars.
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He's now an assistant gymnastics coach at Ohio State University.
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