First the Olympic swimmer said he was robbed at gunpoint by fake cops on Sunday in Rio. Slowly, his story has evolved, revealing there actually was no robbery. Instead, Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, and two other teammates were caught on camera vandalizing a gas station bathroom.
Brazilian law enforcement authorities charged Ryan Lochte and teammate Jimmy Feigen on Thursday with reporting a false crime. The Olympians initially reported that they were robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning after a night of partying. Authorities could not verify the swimmers’ timeline of events and later discovered the men vandalized a local gas station. Prosecutors must decide whether they will […]
Earlier this week, the U.S Olympic swimmer and three of his teammates told the world they were robbed at gunpoint while coming home to the Olympic village after a night of partying in Rio de Janeiro.
This all began Sunday, when Conger, Bentz, Lochte, and their other teammate, Jimmy Feigen, filed a police report which stated they'd been held at gunpoint. But Brazilian police were suspicious when the swimmers each gave different accounts of what happened.
Ryan Lochte's alleged Rio robbery story just took another bizarre turn.
