Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested Sunday on a home violence cost on the Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport, based on a police report obtained by CBS Information.
The incident occurred at a TSA checkpoint the place Richardson, 25, and a person received into an argument, based on the report detailed by the arresting officer.
After viewing safety footage, police discovered that Richardson allegedly pushed the person, and he fell into a close-by column.
The video additionally allegedly confirmed the person trying to stroll away from Richardson. Richardson additionally threw a pair of headphones at him, police say.
Richardson was booked on the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington, on Sunday and was launched Monday, jail data present.
The person advised police Richardson was his girlfriend. He did not need to pursue expenses, police mentioned.
CBS Information reached out to Richardson’s agent.
Police mentioned Richardson was scheduled to fly to Eugene, Oregon, which is the place the USA Out of doors Observe and Discipline Championships are going down via the weekend. She competed on Thursday within the first spherical of the ladies’s 100, based on USATF race records.
Richardson, who’s from Dallas, Texas, earned her first Olympic gold medal in 2024 on the Paris Olympics as a part of Group USA’s 4×100-meter relay crew. She additionally secured a silver medal within the 100 in 2024.
On the 2020 Olympic trials, Richardson gained the 100 however was later suspended for testing positive for marijuana. On the time, Richardson mentioned she used the substance after studying from a reporter that her biological mom had died.
