Alaila Everett, the Virginia high schooler who was seen hitting her opponent in the head during a track and field race, has been charged with assault and battery. Bethany Harrison, the commonwealth's attorney for the city of Lynchburg, VA, confirmed the news to multiple outlets on Wednesday.

A high school track athlete faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after a viral video showed her hitting a competitor's head with her baton during a race.

The Virginia high school sprinter accused of smacking her opponent on the back of the head with a baton shouted at her younger competitor during the alleged attack.