Sha’Carri Richardon’s boyfriend Christian Coleman shares his side of domestic violence incident

Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested for domestic violence last month following an alleged incident with her boyfriend Christian Coleman, and Coleman has since defended the Olympic gold medalist.

Richardson was arrested at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on July 27 after police say she got into a verbal altercation with a male companion as the two exited through airport security. Richardson allegedly pushed the man, who was later identified as Coleman, into a nearby column and continued to bump into him as he tried to walk away. Richardson also allegedly threw a pair of headphones at Coleman.

Richardson, 25, was charged with fourth-degree domestic violence assault. Coleman, who is also a U.S. Olympic sprinter, spoke with reporters about the incident after he ran in the U.S. championships in Oregon on Sunday.

Coleman said it was a “sucky situation” and that he does not feel Richardson deserved to be arrested.

“Does she have things that she needs to work on for herself? Of course, but so do I, so do you and so do you, everybody. … I hate the narrative, too. It’s just so negative,” Coleman said. “Like I said, in the state of Seattle, even talking to the cop or whatever, he was just like,’ There’s nothing I can do.’ I understood. It’s just a sucky situation. She’s a human being and a great person.”