Sha'Carri Richardson arrest: Surveillance video emerges of alleged altercation

Surveillance video emerged of Sha’Carri Richardson’s arrest on an assault offense, TMZ reported. The Olympic gold medalist faced an assault offense, but her boyfriend Christian Coleman opted not to press charges.

The alleged incident occurred at a TSA security checkpoint at Seattle Tacoma International Airport late last month, according to The Athletic. An officer said Richardson and Coleman got into a heated argument, and Richardson allegedly shoved Coleman multiple times when he started walking away.

The video shows Richardson walking quickly behind Coleman, which is when she appeared to shove him multiple times, including into a post. The altercation then appeared to continue into the security line.

TMZ Sports has obtained surveillance video showing USA track star Sha'Carri Richardson shoving her BF, fellow star sprinter Christian Coleman, during a July 27 incident at an airport in Seattle.
Richardson was arrested for 4th degree assault. pic.twitter.com/5Ig3mNfrLx

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Richardson faced a fourth-degree domestic violence assault offense, according to the report. That is the lowest degree of severity in Washington State, according to LetsRun.com, which first reported the news.

The officer said the shove gave probable cause to arrest Richardson. However, Coleman refused to press charges, and the reports said he “declined to be a victim.”

Christian Coleman: ‘I don’t feel as if she should have been arrested’

In the police report, Coleman told the officer Richardson has been his girlfriend for two years, according to The Athletic. The two star sprinters recently publicly confirmed their relationship in February, confirming rumors on social media.

Coleman then addressed the situation during an interview last week. He made it clear he didn’t think Richardson should’ve been arrested and said he wanted to extend “mercy and grace” in light of the incident.

“I don’t feel as if she should have been arrested,” Coleman said. “People have expressions and emotions and stuff like that. She has things that she needs to work on for herself of course, and so do I. So do you. Everybody. I’m the type of guy that I’m in the business of extending mercy and extending grace and extending love. I feel as if I’m not trying to look at obstacles either.

“I look at situations like this to just take a step back, analyze and then just try to see what you can do to be your best self so you can move forward and be the type of person that God needs you to be for his kingdom and his glory.”

Sha’Carri Richardson won her first gold medal at the 2025 Paris Olympics as part of the 4×100-meter relay. Team USA – which included Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry and Gabby Thomas, with Richardson as the anchor – clocked in at 41.78 seconds. The end of the race also created a viral moment as Richardson appeared to stare back at Great Britain’s Daryll Neita, though she denied it was a staredown.