The man arrested for manslaughter in connection to the death of boxer Hannah Rapp has a history of facing legal trouble for his alleged actions behind the wheel.
Charles Medina is accused of fatally striking Rapp with his vehicle while she was riding her bike in College Station, Texas on Saturday, July 18. She was 26.
Jail records reviewed by Us show that Medina, 31, was first arrested for reckless driving and evading arrest with a vehicle in 2012. He pled guilty to both counts. He was again arrested for reckless driving in 2014, then for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run in 2020.
Medina is also involved in two cases that remain open: a 2024 arrest for deadly conduct in the discharge of a firearm and another for evading arrest in 2025.
Medina is accused of passing two cyclists on Saturday morning before stopping and reversing, striking one of them, later identified as Rapp, who died at a local hospital. She was riding alongside her boyfriend, Will Pollalis, at the time, local outlets reported.
“On Saturday, July 18, 2026, just before 10:00 a.m., deputies with the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 2300 block of FM 150 in reference to a major crash involving a vehicle and a bicyclist,” read a statement issued via Facebook on Saturday by the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office.
The statement continued, “Initial reports indicated that a vehicle had struck a bicyclist, leaving an adult female lying in the roadway. First responders arrived on scene and provided emergency medical care before the victim was transported to a local hospital. Despite lifesaving efforts, she later passed away at the hospital.”
Rapp was an Indiana native and Purdue University graduate who competed for the Boilermakers’ track and field team. She turned to boxing in 2024 while working as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University and had started her career 8-0-1.
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Rapp’s first defeat came in June 2026 when she fell by unanimous decision to Tiara Brown in a bout for the WBC women’s featherweight title.
Brown, 38, remembered Rapp in an Instagram tribute on Saturday, posting a photo via her Story of the two hugging in the ring and another black-and-white picture of Rapp posing for the camera.
“I will never let your name fade Hanna [sic],” she wrote.
“When you asked for my autograph, it filled my heart because we were getting ready for war, yet she was still asking for my autograph,” Brown added in the comments section of a separate post “It made me smile, we fought a GREAT fight for the fans from the 1st bell to the last! It was my honor to share the ring with her.”
