American Olympic champion Sha'Carri Richardson arrested for alleged domestic violence
Reigning world 100m champion Richardson, one of the US's biggest stars, was detained by police at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday.
She was released the following day, with NBC reporting the incident was related to a domestic violence accusation.
According to NBC, the police report states that Richardson and her boyfriend, fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, were arguing as they exited a security checkpoint.
Surveillance video also allegedly showed Richardson pushing Coleman into a column as he tried to walk away from her.
The report also states Richardson continued to allegedly bump into Coleman before throwing a pair of headphones at him.
Police arrested Richardson for fourth-degree domestic violence assault as a result of security camera footage of the incident.
According to jail records she was booked into South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington on Sunday evening before being released on Monday afternoon.
The case against her has since been cleared, with Coleman refusing to press charges and 'declined to be a victim,' according to a report from The Athletic.
News of Richardson's arrest came as USA Track and Field confirmed she would not continue competing at this week's championships in Eugene despite racing in the opening heats of the women's 100m on Thursday.
Richardson – who famously was barred from competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for marijuana use after her victory at the US trials – gave no indication she had been arrested last weekend and was not questioned about it following her heat.
As a defending world champion, Richardson already has a bye into the World Championships in Japan and was under no obligation to race in Eugene.
She clocked her fastest 100m of the season in Thursday's heat, with a time of 11.07sec.
A smiling Richardson said on Thursday she had been happy to compete in Eugene, knowing that her place on the team for Tokyo was already assured.
'USA is one of the hardest teams to make, so it definitely is a kind of a release of pressure knowing I have a bye,' she told AFP.
'It feels really good to not have that pressure and still be able to go to Tokyo.
'Right now I'm cruising under the radar, but when it's time to hit – it's gonna be a bang where y'all see my name.'
Richardson's exit came as men's 100m world champion Noah Lyles withdrew from the remaining rounds of the short sprint. Lyles, who is also already qualified for Tokyo, will race in the 200m on Sunday.
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