Gold medal wrestler charged in prostitution sting

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Olympic golden medalist Kyle Snyder, 1 of the astir palmy wrestlers successful U.S. history, was arrested successful a prostitution sting, according to constabulary successful Columbus.

Snyder, 29, was charged with engaging successful prostitution aft helium was arrested connected Friday, according to tribunal records, which did not database an attorney. Messages seeking remark from Snyder were not instantly returned.

Snyder became the youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold astatine property 20 during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, and helium followed that up with a metallic astatine the Tokyo Games. He mislaid successful the bronze medal lucifer astatine past year's Olympics successful Paris.

He was a three-time NCAA champion astatine Ohio State and has won 3 satellite championships.

Just past week, the Real American Freestyle wrestling league announced it had added Snyder to its lineup.

The league, with pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan arsenic the commissioner, is slated to clasp its archetypal lawsuit Aug. 30 successful Cleveland.