Sha’Carri Richardson
Olympian Arrested for Assault
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Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, fellow athlete Christian Coleman.
The Staff USA Olympic sprinter was taken into custody on Sunday at SeaTac Airport in Washington State after a TSA agent reported a girl assaulting a person whereas leaving the safety checkpoint, an incident report obtained by TMZ says.
The reporting officer says they reviewed safety footage exhibiting a verbal altercation escalating right into a bodily one when Richardson shoved “Coleman hard enough that it [sent] him crashing into a nearby column.”
The officer says Coleman tried strolling away from his girlfriend of two years, however she continued following him and once more pushed him “hard enough that it [sent] him flying a few feet away.”
Police say the altercation progressed when Coleman returned to the TSA screening lanes “in an attempt to get help,” throughout which footage exhibits Richardson following him and throwing a pair of headphones, putting him.
The responding officer developed possible trigger after reviewing the footage, and positioned Richardson into custody. She was booked into the SCORE jail and charged with 4th-degree assault.
In an interview with police, Each Richardson and Coleman denied any bodily altercation, and Coleman “declined to be a victim” or to press fees, per the report.
It is not clear when Richardson was launched, however Sha’Carri and Coleman each participated in a monitor occasion Thursday in Oregon.
