Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested after an alleged incident at the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, according to a police report obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
According to the report, Richardson was arrested for domestic violence on Sunday.
Richardson and a male companion were involved in a verbal altercation as they exited through airport security, the police report states. Richardson allegedly pushed the man and he fell into a nearby column, according to the Seattle Police Department.
The report states police viewed airport security footage. On that video, the report says, the man attempted to walk away from Richardson, but she continued to allegedly bump into him, the report says. Police also say Richardson threw a pair of headphones at the man.
Richardson was booked at the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington, on Sunday and released on Monday, jail records show.
“We are aware of the report and we have no comment at this time,” USA Track and Field said to USA TODAY Sports.
Richardson ran a 11.07 and finished second in her heat in the 100 meters to advance to Friday’s semifinal at the U.S. track and field championships. She’s withdrawn from the 100 semifinal and will also not run in the 200.
The U.S. championships serves as a qualifing meet for the world championships. Richardson has a bye into the 100 at this year’s world championships because she is the defending champion.
Richardson earned a silver medal in the 100 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was also a part of Team USA’s gold-medal winning 4×100-relay team.
Richardson is one of the most recognizable American track and field athletes. She won the 100 meters at the 2020 Olympic trials but was later suspended for testing positive for marijuana and didn’t compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
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