Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic pointed his finger
aggressively at hotel security officers and dismissed police officers' requests
to leave a $US7000-a-night Miami Beach hotel penthouse after complaints of loud
music and early morning partying, according to authorities.
Tomic was arrested, handcuffed and transported to Miami's
Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
The 22-year-old is shirtless in the mugshot released by the
Miami Beach Police Department.
Australia's top-ranked, but trouble-prone tennis player has
been charged with resisting a police officer without violence and trespassing.
The incident happened about 5.30am on Wednesday local time,
when guests in other rooms at the W Hotel complained about loud noise and music
coming from Tomic's penthouse.
Hotel security officers went to the penthouse three times in
an attempt to end the noise and, according to witnesses, Tomic closed the door
on the officers.
"The hotel decided they didn't want to deal with him
anymore and told us, 'We want him out'," Miami Beach detective Vivian
Thayer told AAP on Thursday.
Tomic, who had friends in the penthouse, "pointed his
finger aggressively towards the hotel security officers and continued to play
loud music", according to the police report.
When police arrived they allegedly told him he was being
evicted from the hotel and gave him a trespass warning.
He was told several times if he did not pack his belongings
and leave he would be arrested for trespassing, police said.
"Remaining guests in the room left and the defendant
wilfully remained in the room refusing to comply," the police report
states.
"Defendant was verbally warned again that he was being
evicted and was no longer allowed to be in the hotel.
"Defendant once again verbally and physically refused
to comply with officer commands."
Tomic was then arrested.
It continues a tumultuous fortnight for Tomic, who was
kicked off Australia's Davis Cup team for a tirade against Tennis Australia at
Wimbledon and was knocked out in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tennis
Championships in Rhode Island on Monday.
Miami has been a city where troubled Australian sports stars
and entertainers have found themselves in hot water with the law.
In 2012, actor Matthew Newton was charged with resisting
arrest and trespass after an incident at Mr Moe's Restaurant and Bar.
In 2007, AFL great Wayne Carey was charged with assaulting
police at Miami's five star Mandarin Hotel.
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