Bernard Tomic Arrested For Disturbing The Peace, Resisting Arrest – Admits Fault

Bernard Tomic was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, but not for anything violent. The charges were for trespassing, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.

Unlike most arrests involving sports figures, the tennis pro admits it was his fault, possibly hoping to repair his damaged reputation in Australia.

The incident started on Wednesday morning when Tomic had been throwing a penthouse party in Miami Beach. The neighboring guests allegedly didn’t appreciate the loud music coming from his hotel room and complained about it numerous times. Security guards at the establishment had asked him three times to lower the music, to which New York Daily News claims he pointed his finger aggressively at them and shut the door in their faces.

After the repeated complaints remained unresolved, the hotel then proceeded to order the tennis star evicted. Police showed up to evict Bernard Tomic, and they instructed him to gather his belongings and leave.

Tomic refused to leave, further aggravating the problem, and claiming they hadn’t given him enough time to gather everything. This didn’t help his reputation after Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter accused him of “hitting rock bottom.”

After he had calmed down, Tomic issued an apology for his behavior. His carefully worded statement may actually help him counter the rumors of his decline. He took full responsibility for the incident at the hotel and expressed regret over creating an uproar.

“It was definitely my fault. I was asleep on several occasions when they complained at first, but you know, it was just a noise complaint. I’m sorry for the police and the disturbance I caused. “I’m just happy I got out, and no one got hurt.”

Tomic was released on about $2,000 bail after spending time in two separate cells, according to the Herald Sun.

Bernard Tomic’s tennis career has been a rocky one. He is known as a “bad boy,” much like John McEnroe in the 1980s. McEnroe calmed down after he left the men’s tour, and he even poked fun at himself by appearing in a cameo for Adam Sandler’s Anger Management. In his brief role, he channeled the enraged Johnny Mac of old and proceeded to get furiously upset over being at the wrong meeting.

Even Tennis Australia’s announcement that Tomic should play in the “Hall of Shame Tennis Championships” in Newport didn’t help, raising the tennis pro’s ire. The TA later insisted that the statement was a clerical error.

Is this the part where Rafter isn’t allowed to be negative?

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 16, 2015

Tomic is about to get pulvarised when Australia wakes up…. #cmonman

— Andrew Bogut (@andrewbogut) July 16, 2015

Other tennis pros have been taking shots on Twitter following the incident as well, including Andy Roddick and Andrew Bogut.

As Tennis Australia attempts to repair their own reputation with athletes “Australia can be proud of,” it seems Tomic has been one of the casualties. He was previously booted off the team for his behavior.

Do you agree with Pat Rafter that Bernard Tomic’s arrest is part of him hitting “rock bottom”?

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