Neighbors, newly released surveillance video is shedding light on a gym assault involving fitness influencer Wes Watson.
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The footage, obtained by NBC6, shows the December 2024 incident inside a Miami gym. According to police the victim confronted Watson before pushing him. Watson then responded by repeatedly striking the man with a weightlifting belt.
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Police say Watson, along with several other men, then punched and kicked the victim multiple times while he was on the ground.
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Police body camera footage also shows the victim with a swollen face and blood on his tank top. He told officers, “I came to the gym and he, like, they jumped me, two of the guys are hitting me with a weight and then he hit me with a belt, a weighted belt.”
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The victim suffered a facial fracture, a concussion, and two black eyes.
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Last week, Watson pleaded guilty to aggravated battery as part of a plea deal after claiming he acted in self-defense. As part of the agreement, he will serve prison time, undergo counseling, and must avoid drugs and alcohol.
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The victim is also pursuing a lawsuit against Watson and the gym, seeking more than $50,000 in damages. 馃槼 #fight
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The footage, obtained by NBC6, shows the December 2024 incident inside a Miami gym. According to police the victim confronted Watson before pushing him. Watson then responded by repeatedly striking the man with a weightlifting belt.
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Police say Watson, along with several other men, then punched and kicked the victim multiple times while he was on the ground.
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Police body camera footage also shows the victim with a swollen face and blood on his tank top. He told officers, “I came to the gym and he, like, they jumped me, two of the guys are hitting me with a weight and then he hit me with a belt, a weighted belt.”
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The victim suffered a facial fracture, a concussion, and two black eyes.
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Last week, Watson pleaded guilty to aggravated battery as part of a plea deal after claiming he acted in self-defense. As part of the agreement, he will serve prison time, undergo counseling, and must avoid drugs and alcohol.
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The victim is also pursuing a lawsuit against Watson and the gym, seeking more than $50,000 in damages. 馃槼 #fight
Neighbors, newly released surveillance video is shedding light on a gym assault involving fitness influencer Wes Watson.
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The footage, obtained by NBC6, shows the December 2024 incident inside a Miami gym. According to police the victim confronted Watson before pushing him. Watson then responded by repeatedly striking the man with a weightlifting belt.
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Police say Watson, along with several other men, then punched and kicked the victim multiple times while he was on the ground.
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Police body camera footage also shows the victim with a swollen face and blood on his tank top. He told officers, “I came to the gym and he, like, they jumped me, two of the guys are hitting me with a weight and then he hit me with a belt, a weighted belt.”
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The victim suffered a facial fracture, a concussion, and two black eyes.
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Last week, Watson pleaded guilty to aggravated battery as part of a plea deal after claiming he acted in self-defense. As part of the agreement, he will serve prison time, undergo counseling, and must avoid drugs and alcohol.
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The victim is also pursuing a lawsuit against Watson and the gym, seeking more than $50,000 in damages. 馃槼 #fight
