Reigning 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Richardson was charged on Sunday with fourth degree domestic violence, according to the police report obtained by The Associated Press (AP).
On Thursday, she ran in the opening round the women’s 100m at US track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, before withdrawing from the semi-finals. She has an automatic bye to the world championships in September in Tokyo as the defending champion.
“USATF is aware of the reports and is not commenting on this matter,” USA Track and Field said in a statement. Richardson’s agent did not immediately reply to an email request for comment by AP.
The police report said an officer at the airport was notified by a Transportation Security Administration supervisor of a disturbance between Richardson and her boyfriend, sprinter Christian Coleman.
The report said Richardson was detained on Sunday 27 July and released the following day.
In the police report, the officer said: “I was told Coleman did not want to participate any further in the investigation and declined to be a victim.”
Richardson won the 100m at the 2023 world championships in Budapest and took silver at the Paris Games last summer. She also helped the 4x100m relay team to an Olympic gold.
Additional reporting by Reuters
