By Devon O’Neil, ESPN.com

NASHVILLE — Authorities say two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White has been charged with public intoxication and vandalism after an incident at a Nashville hotel.

According to a police affidavit, White tried to attack a hotel guest who had followed him out of the hotel. When the guest told White he had called the police, the skateboarder “attempted to attack the man and fell and hit his head.”

The report says White appeared to be drunk.

A separate affidavit states that White, who trains at Northstar in Truckee, deliberately broke a phone belonging to the hotel.

Police say he was given the opportunity to sign misdemeanor citations and refused.

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