'We shouldn't be treated like this': Ryan Lochte whines about guard pulling out gun despite admitting he was drunk, belligerent and yelling at the man after destroying property
The swimmer said that he was peeing in the bushes at the gas station when he decided to rip down a metal sign hanging on the side of the building.
When asked why he did this, Lochte replied: 'Yeah. I have no idea ... I was very intoxicated. I mean, it was immature, it was childish.'
Lochte said that after her pulled off that sign 'it made a big noise,' and he and his three fellow swimmers went to get back in their cab and drive off, at which point they were stopped by a guard.
The men were then taken out of the cab by the guard, who ordered the driver to stop and pulled out his weapon, something Lochte took issue with despite his actions.
'I was upset that we got pulled out of the taxi for something .. I mean, there's no reason for a gun to be pulled out for us,' said Lochte, who told Lauer that he is not someone that gets aggressive when he is angry.
'I was upset. There was no reason for us to be sitting down with a gun pointed to us for nothing we did.'
Lochte went on to say: 'I think when I got up and I started using some words, like this is BS, we shouldn't be treated like this ... that's when I got heated. The guy probably drawed his gun from this.'
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- Ryan Lochte apologized to the people of Brazil and Rio appearing on Today Monday morning
- 'They put on a great games, and my immature intoxicated behavior tarnished that,' said Lochte
- Lochte also said he alone was responsible for the destruction caused at a Rio gas station, and not his teammates
- The 32-year-old denied causing any damage inside the bathroom however, but said he was too drunk to remember if he kicked in the door
- On Sunday, the US Olympic Committee said that further action would be taken against Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger
- Lochte also said that he will reimburse Feigen after he was forced to pay an $11,000 fine to the Brazilian government
- Speedo ended their sponsorship of Lochte on Monday morning after over a decade, and donated $50,000 of his fee to the children of Brazil
The swimmer said that he was peeing in the bushes at the gas station when he decided to rip down a metal sign hanging on the side of the building.
When asked why he did this, Lochte replied: 'Yeah. I have no idea ... I was very intoxicated. I mean, it was immature, it was childish.'
Lochte said that after her pulled off that sign 'it made a big noise,' and he and his three fellow swimmers went to get back in their cab and drive off, at which point they were stopped by a guard.
The men were then taken out of the cab by the guard, who ordered the driver to stop and pulled out his weapon, something Lochte took issue with despite his actions.
'I was upset that we got pulled out of the taxi for something .. I mean, there's no reason for a gun to be pulled out for us,' said Lochte, who told Lauer that he is not someone that gets aggressive when he is angry.
'I was upset. There was no reason for us to be sitting down with a gun pointed to us for nothing we did.'
Lochte went on to say: 'I think when I got up and I started using some words, like this is BS, we shouldn't be treated like this ... that's when I got heated. The guy probably drawed his gun from this.'
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