{"id":457680,"date":"2019-09-03T13:34:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=457680"},"modified":"2025-07-17T06:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:21:12","slug":"my-heart-aches-simone-biles-breaks-silence-after-brothers-murder-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=457680","title":{"rendered":"&#039;MY HEART ACHES&#039;: Simone Biles breaks silence after brother&#039;s murder charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"In this file photo taken on November 3, 2018, Gold medalist Simone Biles (C) from the US poses for a photograph with her medal during the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha. - The brother of champion US gymnast Simone Biles has been arrested and charged in connection with a New Year&#039;s Eve shooting that left three people dead. Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was charged on August 29, 2019, with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury, according to a statement from police in Cleveland, Ohio, where the shooting happened.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-license-id=\"633186\" data-portal-copyright=\"KARIM JAAFAR\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/afp_1jv9sd-e1567514771674-1.jpg\" title=\"In this file photo taken on November 3, 2018, Gold medalist Simone Biles (C) from the US poses for a photograph with her medal during the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha. - The brother of champion US gymnast Simone Biles has been arrested and charged in connection with a New Year&#039;s Eve shooting that left three people dead. Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was charged on August 29, 2019, with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury, according to a statement from police in Cleveland, Ohio, where the shooting happened.\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has broken her silence after her brother was charged with murder, admitting she\u2019s having a \u201ctough time processing\u201d the news. <\/p>\n<p> Soldier Tevin Biles-Thomas was <\/p>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/canoe.com\/sports\/other-sports\/brother-of-u-s-gymnastics-star-arrested-in-triple-murder\">arrested on Thursday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                         at Fort Stewart in Georgia following an eight-month police investigation into a fatal shooting of three people at a rental residence in Cleveland, Ohio on New Year\u2019s Eve. <\/p>\n<p> He was indicted on six counts of murder, three counts of voluntary manslaughter, five counts of felonious assault and one count of perjury, and is currently in police custody. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"related_links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canoe.com\/sports\/other-sports\/brother-of-u-s-gymnastics-star-arrested-in-triple-murder\">Brother of U.S. gymnastics star arrested in triple murder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/canoe.com\/sports\/other-sports\/olympic-champ-simone-biles-says-she-was-abused-by-doctor\">Olympic champ Simone Biles says she was abused by doctor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Simone had been silent on social media following the arrest reports, but returned to Twitter on Monday to tell her followers she\u2019s \u201cstill having a hard time processing last week\u2019s news.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>still having a hard time processing last weeks news <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GU0nQt2PZY\">pic.twitter.com\/GU0nQt2PZY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1168697786596044800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> \u201cMy heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families. There is nothing that I can say that will heal anyone\u2019s pain, but I do want to express my sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy,\u201d she added in her statement. \u201cI ask everyone to please respect my family\u2019s privacy as we deal with our pain. XO.\u201d <\/p>\n<p> Biles-Thomas will be extradited to Ohio ahead of his arraignment on Sept. 13. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has broken her silence after her brother was charged with murder, admitting she\u2019s having a \u201ctough time processing\u201d the news. 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