Kyle Snyder, a wrestler who gained a gold medal on the 2016 Summer season Olympics in Rio and silver on the Tokyo video games in 2021, was arrested final week in Ohio as a part of a prostitution sting.
Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert instructed 10 WNBS that undercover officers posted an advert for escort companies and began receiving textual content messages from a person round 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Could 9.
The undercovers arrange a meet at a neighborhood lodge the place Snyder, 29, arrived about 20 minutes later and handed over money earlier than requesting a sexual act. He was arrested and subsequently launched from custody. He’s due again in court docket subsequent week.
A complete of 16 males have been charged as a part of the sting.
Snyder, who was a three-time NCAA champion at Ohio State College, additionally appeared on the Paris Olympics final summer time the place he positioned 4th.
He’s additionally gained three world championships and just lately signed with Hulk Hogan’s Actual American Freestyle wrestling league.
