Sha'Carri Richardson arrested in alleged domestic violence incident, police say
WASHINGTON, AUG 1 – Sha'Carri Richardson was held overnight in a Washington correctional facility before running her season-best 100m time at the US Track and Field Championships, then withdrawing from the event.
- Sha'Carri Richardson, the current 100m world champion, was taken into custody last weekend at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on charges related to an alleged assault involving her boyfriend, sprinter Christian Coleman.
- The arrest followed a heated argument caught on security footage showing Richardson pushing Coleman into a wall and throwing headphones at him while exiting security screening.
- Richardson ran in the initial heats of the women's 100m event at the national championships held in Eugene on Thursday but pulled out of the remainder of the competition, including the planned 200m race.
- Officers found probable cause for fourth-degree domestic violence after reviewing footage, and Richardson was booked Sunday evening then released Monday afternoon from South Correctional Entity Jail.
- Richardson holds an automatic bye for the World Championships in Tokyo this September as defending champion, indicating she will still compete despite this week's withdrawal.
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