Canadian Football Hero Wanted in Brutal Gay Bashing

September 16, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

Alex Myros was, until recently, a player with a Canadian semi-pro American football team, the London Silverbacks; his heroic efforts earlier this year helped save the lives of two children. Now police are looking for Myros in connection with the brutal anti-gay attack that left an Ontario man with multiple injuries. The London Free Press reported in an article that was posted to Web site CNews on Sept. 16 that Myros may face an array of charges in the case, including assault and forcible confinement. A story at EDGE from Sept. 15 recounted how 22-year-old modeling agent Brandon Wright was reportedly contacted through a text message by a man who later assaulted him. BrandonWright

The man, who identified himself as Alex, sought a career in modeling, but was told by Wright that he "didn’t have the looks." The attacker subsequently lured Wright to his vehicle, a black Ford pickup, and then drove off with Wright in the passenger seat. Wright then suffered numerous blows from a metal object as the driver screamed anti-gay epithets and death threats at him. Wright leapt from the truck, hitting the pavement in front of a number of witnesses who then stepped forward to offer him their assistance. Wright was treated for lacerations, a broken arm, and other injuries, according to media reports. The attack took place in London, a city in Ontario. The assailant, Wright said, mentioned being from Thunder Bay, another Ontario town where, only four days previously, another gay man had been attacked and badly beaten by a mob of up to eight men. The London incident is being treated as a hate crime, the Free Press article said. Wright was quoted as saying, "I’m happy about the warrant [on Myros], but I’ll wait and see what happens now. "It’s not very reassuring in terms of my safety," Wright added. The article filled in some of the suspect’s background, noting that last June 21 his football team were on the way back to London from a match that had taken place in Indianapolis when another vehicle slammed into the team’s bus and caught fire. Myros was one of several team members who rescued two minors--the 16-year-old driver and her 12-yer-old brother--from the burning wreckage. The children’s mother was also in the vehicle, but was killed. Myros and the others were acclaimed as heroes for the rescue. But on Sept. 1, Myros lost his spot on the Silverbacks. The team’s owner, Al Lazar, called Myros’ suspected involvement in Wright’s beating "a shock," the article reported. "He’s always been a good member of the team and we were certainly proud of what he did in the crash," the articl quoted Lazar as saying. "But [the anti-gay assault allegation] comes as a shock. Alex isn’t that kind of person." EDGE- BOSTON reporting post

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