Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ brother attacked by victim’s mom in court after he’s acquitted of murder

THE brother of a famous Olympic gold-medallist was attacked in court by the mother of a murder victim as he was acquitted for homicide.

Tevin Biles-Thomas, 26, was accused of gunning down three men at a New Year's Eve party in Georgia in 2018.

Judge Joan Synenberg dismissed the case at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court over a lack of evidence, prompting a victim's mothers to charge at Biles-Thomas, shouting: "You have to be f***** kidding me."

Court officials attempted to restrain the mother of slain 19-year-old Delvante Johnson as she threatened to harm the young man.

"I'm going to kill you. You're getting f***** up," she yelled.

Biles-Thomas, brother to famous Olympic acrobat Simone Biles, was accused of murdering Delvante, Toshaun Banks, 21, and Devaughn Gibson, 23.

Judge Synenberg cited "insufficient" proof and that descriptions of the clothes worn by the alleged shooter were only accurate "75 per cent, at best" for acquitting the 26-year-old of all 15 charges.

At least four bailiffs were used to hold the distressed mother back as she rampaged through the court room.

The woman can then be heard sobbing and saying Biles-Thomas had "killed my baby," as she was taken away.

The Olympian's brother was arrested in Fort Stewart last year over the shooting, which occurred when an argument broke out between an "uninvited group" and revellers at the New Year's bash.

An indictment stated Biles-Thomas had a "firearm on or about his person or under his control" while he allegedly used to commit the offense.

It goes on to say he "brandished" a firearm he owned "to facilitate crimes".

The young man's lawyer, Joseph Patituce, said he emphasised with the distraught mother.

“She lost a son and we understand, and we respect the fact that she has suffered horribly, her family has suffered horribly, just like the other families … Including Mr. Biles,” Patituce said.

“We get it, she’s angry. She was led to believe Mr. Biles was guilty, when he wasn’t, and she reacted like a mother. We don’t fault her for that,” the lawyer added.

Shortly after the ruling, Biles released her own statement.

"My heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families," she wrote on Twitter.

"There is nothing that I can say that will heal anyone’s pain.

"But I do want to express my sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy."

The case made national headlines due to the man's relation to Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and world gymnastics champion.

Biles, who earned her seventh U.S. title last week, is expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics next month.

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