Olympian Shaun White arrested for vandalizing hotel room, being intoxicated in public in Nashville

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Posted: 09/17/2012

Olympian Shaun White was reportedly arrested early Monday after drunkenly trashing his hotel room and disrupting hotel service.

TMZ reports that White trashed his Nashville hotel room while he was intoxicated, and when hotel personnel tried to confront him, he caused a scene in the hallways.

The online celebrity news website also says that White pulled fire alarms and ran from hotel staff during the confrontation, proceeding to fall and cut his head open.

Officials told TMZ that White was taken to the hospital for treatment, but will be taken to jail after.

He was arrested for vandalism and public intoxication.

Shaun White is a gold medalist and professional snowboarder and skateboarder.

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