Christian Coleman Defends GF Sha’Carri Richardson After Dom. Violence Arrest

Olympic monitor star Christian Coleman is talking out in help of his girlfriend Sha’Carri Richardson after she was arrested for domestic violence — regardless of being the alleged sufferer — describing the incident as a “sucky situation.”

Coleman, one of many quickest sprinters on the earth, got here to Richardson’s protection following her July 27 arrest, when his GF was arrested after allegedly shoving him a number of instances on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

SR was charged with fourth-degree domestic violence and spent greater than 18 hours behind bars.

“For me personally, I feel like it was a sucky situation all around,” Coleman instructed reporters after the U.S. championships in Oregon on Sunday.

“I don’t feel like she should have been arrested. People have emotions and stuff like that, and she has things she gotta work on for herself. So do I, so do you.”

In truth, Coleman — who positioned sixth within the males’s 200-meter last on Sunday — stated he tried to purpose with the airport police, however there was no stopping the arrest … after police stated that they had video footage of the alleged assault.

Despite the arrest, it is clear Coleman nonetheless has his lady’s again.

“She’s the best female athlete in the world,” Coleman stated, “She gon’ be just fine. She gon’ be good. I’m gon’ be good. It is what it is.”

Richardson — broadly thought to be probably the greatest feminine sprinters on the earth — was additionally on the U.S. monitor and discipline championships in Oregon on Sunday.