Gold Olympic champion Sha'Carri Richardson arrested after argument with sprinter boyfriend Christian Coleman at airport
The
sprinter, who won a 100m silver and 4x100m relay gold medal at last year's Paris Games, was held in custody for
less than 20 hours.
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US' Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's 4x100m relay final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Credit: AFP
It is understood that Richardson got into a heated argument with her boyfriend and fellow athlete Christian Coleman at the TSA security checkpoint.
According to The Athletic, 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 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",
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