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AEW star Jack Evans files complaint over alleged ‘extortion by police’ in Mexico City
Jack has made the allegations on Twitter (Picture: All Elite Wrestling/ @JackEvans711)
All Elite Wrestling star Jack Evans has claimed he is ‘being extorted” by police officers in Mexico City.
The 39-year-old wrestler – whose most recent match was against Eddie Kingston on the October 24 episode of AEW Dark – has left fans concerned after alleging officers have forced him to pay them money.
On Tuesday night, he tweeted: ‘This will sound like a fake message but it is not.’I am currently being extorted by 2 police officers … in Mexico City. In the last 4 days I have had to pay around 7000 pesos (350$ american) and I am not paying more.
‘So if I get arrested on drug charges in the next little bit I want to put it out there right now that it was planted…’
Jack – who was born California and is said to have lived in Mexico City for a few years – has reposted the same message in Spanish on his Twitter account.
On Wednesday, he added: ‘Update: I filed an official complaint and got all of my witnesses together (there is a lot of them ) and I am just laying low. Nothing else to share.’
It is unclear which police department Jack is referring too in his tweets.
One fan responded: ‘Stay Safe Jack’.
Another said: ‘I wish there was something we can do, I hope that your pulling through, it’s seriously messed up. Keep us updated, we’re all here for you. (sic)’
And a different fan added: ‘Jack, please, get us updated and let us know if we can do something.’
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The alleged incident comes after Jack appeared to criticise AEW over his lack of screen time, as he retweeted a message from a follower suggesting his contract may not be renewed as the company focuses on new talent, including rumoured signings like Kevin Owens and Kyle O’Reilly.
He responded: ‘That awkward moment when someone word for word types out your inner thoughts.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted AEW for comment on Jack’s tweets about the alleged extortion.
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