Steve Penny, the former CEO and president of USA Gymnastics, was arrested Wednesday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for allegedly tampering with evidence relating to Larry Nassar's sexual abuse scandal.
According to the Houston Chronicle's David Barron, Penny was indicted by a grand jury Sept. 28 for the third-degree felony. The indictment alleges Penny removed documents about Nassar's conduct from Karolyi Ranch, which was USA Gymnastics' former training site, in Walker County, Texas.
"The indictment further alleges that the removal of the documents was done for the purpose of impairing the ongoing investigation by destroying or hiding the documents," the Walker County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.