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It took 7 police officers to control this former wrestling champion

Vyacheslav Oliynyk, a former Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1996 in Atlanta, was arrested by police for driving while intoxicated.

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After spending the evening celebrating his 50th birthday, he was clearly drunk and didn’t hesitate to attack the police who were struggling to get him under control. They ended up hitting him with batons and pepper spray, and it took 7 of them to finally get him on the ground. Not very smart!

Here’s the video from his arrest: