Sha'Carri Richardson arrested at Seattle airport on a domestic violence offense

Reigning 100-meter world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend on allegations that she assaulted her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Reigning 100-meter world champion Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last weekend on allegations that she assaulted her boyfriend at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Richardson was arrested Sunday on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.

On Thursday, she ran in the opening round of the women’s 100 meters at U.S. Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She has an automatic bye to the world championships in September in Tokyo as the defending champion.

Richardson, 25, was booked into the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) in Des Moines, Washington, at 6:54 p.m. Sunday and released Monday at 1:13 p.m.

“USATF is aware of the reports and is not commenting on this matter,” USA Track and Field said in a statement.