Daniel Wheeler, a tag-team champion in All Elite Wrestling, was arrested Friday morning by the Orlando Police Department and charged with one depend of aggravated assault with a firearm. He was booked in Orange County Jail, in line with county information.
Wheeler, 36, higher identified in wrestling circles as Cash Wheeler, is a member of the tag group FTR with Dax Harwood. They maintain the AEW tag-team championship.
Wheeler appeared in court docket Friday afternoon, the place it was revealed that the arrest stemmed from a “road-rage-type incident” the place Wheeler didn’t know the alleged sufferer. Bail was set at $2,500, and Wheeler is forbidden from possessing a firearm or having contact with the alleged victims till the case is set.
According to court docket information, Wheeler’s alleged offense was dedicated on July 27 and a warrant was issued July 28 for his arrest. On Aug. 3, his attorneys issued a written plea of not responsible, and his look at a pretrial convention was waived on that day. His arrest affidavit was filed Aug. 18.
AEW issued a press release to the Sentinel, which reads: “AEW has been made aware of the charge, and we are closely monitoring the situation. (Wheeler) is fully cooperating with local authorities.”
AEW is usually thought-about the No. 2 wrestling promotion within the U.S. behind WWE; Wheeler is scheduled to wrestle Aug. 27 in London on a present anticipated to attract 80,000 followers.
Wheeler is an 18-year veteran wrestler who spent six years within the WWE system, together with time in Orlando-based NXT, earlier than becoming a member of AEW in 2020.
Source: www.bostonherald.com