The Real Story Behind The Olympic Swimmer Robbery (Image: MGN)
We have been reporting (as information has surfaced) on the armed robbery of U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, and Jimmy Feigen. First, the four swimmers announced that they had been robbed while taking a taxi back to the athlete’s village after a party. They claimed that they were stopped by people dressed as police officers and held at gunpoint and asked for their money. Then the claim was changed to them being stopped while at a gas station. Now, the truth has surfaced.
The four swimmers were confronted by people dressed as police officers. They were security guards. The swimmers had apparently vandalized the gas station bathroom when security officers approached them about the matter. There were no guns involved in the incident, but instead, the swimmers were forced to pay for their damages made to the bathroom…
