Fitness influencer pleads guilty in violent gym attack after beating man with weightlifting belt

Social media fittingness influencer Wes Watson pleaded blameworthy Thursday to aggravated artillery successful transportation with a confrontation astatine a Miami-Dade County gym, resolving the lawsuit up of sentencing aboriginal this month.

Watson, 42, entered the plea successful Miami-Dade County tribunal arsenic portion of a negotiated statement with prosecutors. Under the deal, prosecutors recommended a condemnation of 21 months successful prison, including recognition for clip already served, followed by 7 years of probation and court-ordered intelligence wellness treatment.

He is scheduled to beryllium sentenced July 17.

Watson, a erstwhile situation inmate who built a ample online pursuing arsenic a fittingness influencer and motivational property aft his release, was charged aft a Dec. 29, 2024, altercation astatine Elevation Fitness successful Miami-Dade County.

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Fitness influencer Wesley "Wes" Watson pleaded blameworthy to aggravated artillery successful transportation with a Miami-Dade gym confrontation. He is shown present successful a booking photo. (Miami Dade County Jail)

He has amassed millions of followers crossed societal media, wherever helium shares contented focused connected fitness, discipline, entrepreneurship and his beingness aft prison.

According to an apprehension affidavit, Watson told responding officers helium was moving retired erstwhile the unfortunate approached him and said helium wanted to fight. Investigators said surveillance footage showed Watson striking the antheral with a weightlifting loop during the confrontation.

During Thursday's hearing, Watson's lawyer argued the circumstances surrounding the incidental were unusual, saying the alleged unfortunate intentionally sought retired his lawsuit due to the fact that of Watson's online notoriety.

"There's been a batch that's been argued successful this lawsuit astir basal your ground," defence lawyer Eric Clayman said, according to Local 10.

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Fitness influencer Wesley "Wes" Watson appears successful Miami-Dade County tribunal aft pleading blameworthy to aggravated artillery Thursday. (WSVN)

"What's unsocial is you person an alleged unfortunate that sought idiosyncratic retired due to the fact that of his beingness online. This feline bought a level ticket, came done New Jersey, showed up astatine the gym for the sole intent of confronting Mr. Watson. That turned into thing else."

A justice addresses Wesley "Wes" Watson during a proceeding successful Miami-Dade County tribunal Thursday. (WSVN)

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The Miami-Dade lawsuit is abstracted from aggregate pending felony cases Watson faces successful neighboring Broward County. Prosecutors determination person charged him with felony battery, aggravated assault, witnesser tampering and charges related to an alleged home unit incidental involving his girlfriend. Those charges stay pending.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for further comment.