Sprinter Sha’carri Richardson Arrested On Domestic Violence Offense At Airport

Reigning 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested past play for allegedly assaulting her fellow astatine nan Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Richardson was arrested Sunday connected a fourth-degree home unit offense, according to a constabulary study obtained by nan Associated Press. On Thursday, she ran successful nan opening information of nan women’s 100m astatine US way and section championships successful Eugene, Oregon. She has an automatic bye to nan world championships successful September successful Tokyo arsenic nan defending champion.

The 25-year-old Richardson was booked into nan South Correctional Entity (SCORE) successful Des Moines, Washington, astatine 6.54pm past Sunday and released Monday astatine 1.13pm.

“USATF is alert of nan reports and is not commenting connected this matter,” USA Track and Field said successful a statement.

Richardson’s supplier did not instantly reply to an email petition for comment.

The constabulary study said an serviceman astatine nan airdrome was notified by a Transportation Security Administration supervisor of a disturbance betwixt Richardson and her boyfriend, sprinter Christian Coleman.

The serviceman reviewed camera footage and observed Richardson scope retired pinch her near limb and drawback Coleman’s backpack and yank it away. Richardson past appeared to get successful Coleman’s measurement pinch Coleman trying to measurement astir her. Coleman was shoved into a wall.

The study later said Richardson appeared to propulsion an point astatine Coleman, which nan TSA indicated whitethorn person been headphones.

In nan constabulary report, nan serviceman said: “I was told Coleman did not want to participate immoderate further successful nan investigation and declined to beryllium a victim.”

Richardson won nan 100 astatine nan 2023 world championships successful Budapest and vanished pinch nan metallic astatine nan Paris Games past summer. She besides helped nan 4x100 relay to an Olympic gold.

She had a affirmative marijuana trial astatine nan 2021 U.S. Olympic tests and didn’t compete astatine nan Tokyo Olympics.