Track star Richardson arrested in alleged assault

Reigning satellite 100-meter sprint champion Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested past play for allegedly assaulting her fellow astatine the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Richardson was charged Sunday with fourth-degree home violence, according to the constabulary study obtained by The Associated Press. On Thursday, she ran successful the opening circular of the 100 meters astatine the U.S. way and tract championships successful Eugene, Oregon. She has an automatic bye to the satellite championships successful September successful Tokyo arsenic the defending champion.

Richardson, 25, was booked into the South Correctional Entity successful Des Moines, Washington, astatine 6:54 p.m. past Sunday and released Monday astatine 1:13 p.m.

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

Richardson's cause did not instantly reply to an email petition for comment.

The constabulary study said an serviceman astatine the 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 with her near limb and yank distant Coleman's backpack. Richardson past appeared to get successful Coleman's way, and Coleman tried to measurement astir her. Coleman was shoved into a wall.

The study aboriginal said that Richardson appeared to propulsion an point astatine Coleman. The TSA indicated it mightiness person been headphones.

In the constabulary report, the serviceman said: "I was told Coleman did not privation to enactment immoderate further successful the probe and declined to beryllium a victim."

Richardson won the 100 astatine the 2023 satellite championships successful Budapest, Hungary, and finished with the metallic medal astatine the Paris Games past summer.

She had a affirmative marijuana trial astatine the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials and didn't vie astatine the Tokyo Olympics.