Overview

• TMZ Sports and Complex published surveillance footage showing Richardson pushing, shoving and hurling headphones at Christian Coleman during a July 27 dispute at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
• Port of Seattle Police reviewed the video and arrested Richardson on a fourth-degree domestic violence charge, leading to an 18-hour detention at the South Correctional Entity in Des Moines.
• Coleman told officers the dispute began after he removed Richardson’s electronic headphones and he declined to cooperate with investigators or press charges.
• In public remarks Coleman said Richardson should not have been arrested and characterized the incident as a heated emotional disagreement between two strong personalities.
• Richardson retains her automatic berth to the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and has not issued any public comments on the incident.