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

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

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

SR was charged with fourth-degree home 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.”

The truth is, Coleman — who positioned sixth within the males’s 200-meter remaining on Sunday — stated he tried to cause with the airport police, however there was no stopping the arrest … after police stated they’d video footage of the alleged assault.

Regardless of the arrest, it is clear Coleman nonetheless has his woman’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 considered among the finest feminine sprinters on this planet — was additionally on the U.S. monitor and subject championships in Oregon on Sunday.