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PARK CITY — Olympic silver medalist Brett Camerota is facing felony charges after police say he attacked his ex-wife in his Park City home earlier this year.
Camerota, 39, is charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, all third-degree felonies.
Camerota's ex-wife told police he got upset at her while she was picking their son up for school on Jan. 17, and Camerota "kicked her into his car," and "pushed her up against a washing machine" and choked her while she was trying to leave with the boy, according to charging documents.
Police observed what appeared to be fresh red marks on the woman's throat and neck when they arrived, the charges state.
The couple was divorced in December, and the ex-wife filed a protective order after the January incident.
Camerota competed at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, finishing 38th in the Nordic combined individual event, which involves cross-country ski racing and ski jumping. In the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Camerota gained a silver medal in a team relay event and finished 36th in his individual race. Eric Camerota, his twin brother, is also an Olympic Nordic combined skier.
The former Olympian is scheduled for an initial court appearance on March 15.
