Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested earlier this week for speeding after being pulled over for driving over 100 miles per hour.
Now, in newly uncovered police body cam footage obtained by FOX 35 Orlando, the Olympic sprinter’s Aston Martin can seen being pulled over in Orange County, Florida, after which a sheriff’s deputy tells Richardson that she’s being stopped for "dangerous, excessive speeding."
"You're driving at 104 miles per hour in a 65 miles per hour zone, with subpar equipment, flashing people to get out of your way, following too close, using every lane to pass everybody, cutting me off, passing a car on the inside shoulder with their hazard lights on, you're going to jail for dangerous excessive speeding,” the officer can be seen saying in the video.
Afterward, Richardson tried her best to appeal to the cop’s emotional side by saying, "I really want to work with you, sir. I am a law-abiding citizen. Sir, please don’t allow me to go to jail. Please. Please, sir."
"Please, sir. I’m begging you. Don’t take me to jail," she continued. "I will do everything. My tire, I cannot go to jail. I promise you, I don’t want to go to jail. I’m right here. I have a team here. I have a coach, everything. I was not intentionally doing anything."
Richardson did still end up going to jail that same day, but was released after posting a $500 bond. As if referencing the situation, she later posted that she had a "Great day at practice!" She has officially been charged with excessive speeding.
According to People, Richardson’s boyfriend Christian Coleman was also arrested during the traffic stop for resisting after police allegedly found him in possession of drug paraphernalia.
An affidavit obtained by the publication noted Coleman allegedly arrived in his own vehicle at the traffic stop scene. He’s accused of failing to utilize his hazard lights despite being pulled over on a highway, and police claim he was "interjecting himself into the traffic stop that he was not involved with."
After an officer asked Coleman to return to his car, the Olympian allegedly dropped "an object in the grass" before he "started defending" Richardson.
Coleman was later placed in handcuffs and charged with resisting after he "continued to refuse to identify himself," according to the affidavit. After this, a police sergeant allegedly "found a glass smoking device in the center console" of Coleman’s car that "appeared to be previously used."
The affidavit also states that Twanisha Terry, who won gold with Richardson in the 2024 Paris Games, was also at the scene, and allegedly issued a citation for stopping on a limited access roadway.