OLYMPIC champion athlete Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested at an airport on charges of alleged domestic violence after a row with her boyfriend Christian Coleman.
The sprinter, who won a 4x100m relay gold medal and 100m silver at last year’s Paris Games, was reportedly held in custody for less than 20 hours.
It is understood that Richardson got into a heated argument with her boyfriend and fellow athlete Christian Coleman near a TSA security checkpoint at a Seattle airport.
According to The Athletic, a police report states that an officer claims to have witnessed Richardson shoving her boyfriend multiple times as he tried to walk away.
Footage of the alleged incident was reportedly captured on a security camera at the airport, which cops deemed enough probable cause for her arrest.
The clip reportedly shows Richardson reaching out with her left arm and grabbing Coleman’s backpack before pushing it away.
She then appeared to block Coleman’s way before shoving him into a wall.
The police report later said that Richardson seemingly threw an item at Coleman, which the TSA indicated may have been headphones.
The case was cleared and the Olympic athlete was released from jail after Coleman allegedly refused to press charges and “declined to be a victim”, DailyMail reports.
Richardson landed in custody at the SCORE South Correctional Facility in Des Moines, Wash at 6:54pm on Sunday and was released at 1:30pm on Monday, according to police records.
The Team USA star rose to fame for competing in the 200m and 100m events at the Paris Olympics.
The sprinter is not only known for her lightning speed, but also her distinctive style.
The Texan gained popularity for her eye-catching hair colours, long painted nails and unique tattoos.
Richardson missed out on her Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020 due to a ban but made up for it the last year’s games.
Richardson served a one-month ban after testing positive for THC (cannabis).
The American accepted the ban “for an anti-doping rule violation for testing positive for a substance of abuse” and worked her way back to the spotlight.
Richardson told Vogue: “I’m better at being Sha’Carri. I’m better at being myself.”
Sha’Carri Richardson came back strong in 2023 with some stunning results in the World Championships in Budapest.
Richardson won the gold medal in the 100m event and bronze in 200m.
The runner also anchored Team USA to first place in the 4x100m relay race.
And the Texan’s journey back to the spotlight at Paris 2024 has been recorded in the new SPRINT series on Netflix.
