Ozell Williams is an American athlete, coach, tumbler, and cheerleader based in Boulder, Colorado. He is a former coach at East High School (DPS). ^{[0] [5] [3]}

He hails from Chicago, Illinois. ^{[0] [5] [3]}Williams runs a non-profit youth development program called the Mile High Tumblers Foundation. ^[0]

On August 23, 2017, Williams was fired from his coaching position at East High School after a video showing cheerleader and freshman Ally Wakefield forced into a split by her Williams while screaming in pain and repeatedly asking him to please stop went viral on social media. ^{[5] [3]}

In the video, Wakefield is being held by both arms by other cheer team members, who kept her from being able to remove herself.

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The videos were all captured in June 2017, during the first week of summer cheer camp and at least one of those videos was sent to East Athletic Director Lisa Porter then.

Wakefield’s mother Kirsten Wakefield, sent an email to Porter asking what she would do about the incident that cause her daughter’s leg injury.

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Denver police officers are investigating the incident as a case of child abuse. ^{[5] [3]}