Sha'Carri Richardson is taking accountability and doing some reflecting following her recent arrest. For those who don't know, the Olympic track star was handcuffed at the Seattle-Tacoma International Aiport on July 27. She was hit with a fourth-degree assault charge after a dispute with her boyfriend and fellow runner, Christian Coleman, got physical.
Things first started out as a verbal argument between the couple of two years. But still we don't know what caused that to ensue. Either way, after leaving a security checkpoint Sha'Carri began to push Coleman and invade his personal space.
At one point, surveillance footage showed her shoving him "hard enough that it [sent] him crashing into a nearby column." Despite her indirect attempts at riling him up, Coleman never gave in. Instead, he tried to walk away "in an attempt to get help."
But despite him trying to cool things down, Richardson persisted. She even chucked headphones at him, striking him in the process. With probable cause, police arrested her and booked her at the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington.
She would be released the following day.
Now that some time has passed, she's addressing the matter. In a video caught by AllHipHop posted to her Instagram Story yesterday, August 12, the 24-year-old didn't directly reference the arrest nor Coleman.
Sha'Carri Richardson & Christian Coleman
Instead, it was more an observation of the situation and how she plans on growing from it. "I see myself. I’m taking this time to not only see myself, but give myself a certain level of help that overall is going to reflect who I truly am in my heart, in my spirit, and not allowing this moment, but accepting this moment to be more."
Sha'Carri continued, doubling down on not avoiding this mistake. "So more than anything, I refuse to run away… but face everything that comes to me head-on because everything on the other side is greater. What you got to go through in order to get there."
Coleman has also addressed the situation, doing so about a week ago. In a lengthy clip, he said in part, "I feel like it was just a sucky situation all around. I don't feel as if she should've been arrested. People have discussions and emotions. She has things that she needs to work on for herself, of course. So do I, so do you. Everybody. I'm the type of guy, I'm in the business of extending grace and mercy and love. I don't try to look at obstacles, either. Take a step back, analyze yourself mentally."
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