American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson addressed her recent domestic violence arrest in a video on social media and issued an apology to her boyfriend Christian Coleman.
Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account Monday night in which she said she put herself in a "compromised situation." She issued a written apology to Coleman on Tuesday morning.
"I love him & to him I can't apologize enough," the reigning 100-metre world champion wrote in all capital letters on Instagram, adding that her apology "should be just as loud" as her "actions."
"To Christian I love you & I am so sorry," she wrote.
Richardson was arrested July 27 on a fourth-degree domestic violence offence for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. She was booked into South Correctional Entity in Des Moines, Washington, for more than 18 hours.
Her arrest was days before she ran the 100 at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Ore.
"I'm taking this time to not only see myself but get myself a certain level of help that overall is going to reflect who I truly am in my heart and my spirit and not allowing this moment – but accepting this moment – to be more."<br><br>Sha'Carri Richardson shared the following message… <a href="https://t.co/66nDz4lfX6">pic.twitter.com/66nDz4lfX6</a>
In the video, Richardson said she's practising "self-reflection" and refuses "to run away but face everything that comes to me head on."
According to the police report, an officer at the airport was notified by a Transportation Security Administration supervisor of a disturbance between Richardson and her boyfriend, Coleman, the 2019 world 100 champion.
The officer reviewed camera footage and observed Richardson reach out with her left arm and grab
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