Olympic sprinter, Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson arrested at Seattle airport

Sha’Carri Richardson, a Dallas native and Olympic gold medalist, was arrested earlier this week at SeaTac Airport in Washington State.

In keeping with arrest paperwork obtained by FOX 4, Richardson, 25, is believed to have assaulted her boyfriend at a TSA checkpoint.

Sha’Carri Richardson arrested

What we all know:

The incident occurred at a TSA checkpoint at SeaTac on Sunday simply earlier than 6 p.m. Officers arrived on the scene after a TSA agent reported seeing a lady assault a person whereas leaving safety. In keeping with the arrest affidavit, the girl was later recognized as Richardson. 

The TSA agent reported seeing Richardson hit the person, later discovered to be Christian Coleman, 29, who advised police in an interview after the incident that he and Richardson had been relationship for 2 years. The agent was capable of present police safety footage of the alleged assault.

The video reportedly exhibits Richardson shoving Coleman into partitions and columns, and throwing a pair of headphones at him after he seems to try to get assist from TSA. 

Police interviews

In the course of the investigation, police say they spoke to each Richardson and Coleman.

Coleman is reported to have advised police that he and Richardson had gotten right into a verbal argument that grew to become “heated.” When requested to elaborate, the doc says he refused, and denied any physicality within the altercation. He didn’t want to press fees, and “declined to be a sufferer,” the doc says.

Richardson is reported to have mentioned the identical, denying any bodily assault and claiming the argument was fully verbal. She advised police it began as a result of she was upset at Coleman for having her headphones, the doc says. 

After viewing the safety footage, nonetheless, Richardson was arrested and booked into the SCORE jail. She’s charged with 4th-degree assault.

What we do not know:

The paperwork don’t say when Richardson was launched, however the New York Instances reviews that she and Coleman each competed in a observe occasion on Thursday.