Famous person sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested on the Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend and fellow runner, Christian Coleman.
A verbal argument apparently broke out between the pair as they exited a TSA safety checkpoint on the airport final Sunday, a police report stated. An officer already on the scene then witnessed Richardson shove Coleman a number of instances, at the same time as he tried to stroll away from her.
Video of the altercation additionally allegedly exhibits Richardson throwing an merchandise at Coleman, believed to be headphones.
She was subsequently taken into custody on a cost of fourth-degree home violence assault. The 25-year-old Olympian, and reigning 100-meter world champion, was booked into the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Wash. and launched on Monday.
The case was reportedly cleared after police say Coleman “declined to be a victim” or press costs.
“USATF is aware of the reports and is not commenting on this matter,” USA Observe and Area stated in a press release.
Richardson has not commented publicly on the incident. Her arrest got here simply days earlier than she ran within the opening spherical of the ladies’s 100 meters at USA Observe and Area Championships in Eugene, Ore. She has an computerized bye to the world championships in September in Tokyo because the defending champ.
Within the Paris 2024 Olympics, Richardson earned a silver medal within the girls’s 100-meter last. She was additionally part of Staff USA’s gold medal-winning 4×100-relay group.
Richardson can also be well-known for the suspension she earned in 2021 after testing constructive for marijuana, forcing her out of the Tokyo Olympics.
Initially Printed: August 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM EDT
