Sha’Carri Richardson reacts after the first heat in the first round of the women’s 100-meter at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Sha’Carri Richardson reacts after the first heat in the first round of the women’s 100-meter at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Dallas native and Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson has entered a no contest plea after being arrested and accused of going more than 30 mph over the speed limit on a Central Florida highway earlier this year.
Richardson, 26, was arrested in Clermont, Fla., about 12:19 p.m. on Jan. 29, after police pulled her over for going 104 mph in a 65 mph zone, according to Orange County court records. She was released shortly after posting a bond of $500.
According to the records, the no contest plea was filed on July 15 and accepted as the “full and final” disposition in the case later the same month. A no contest plea, or “nolo contendere,” is where a defendant chooses not to dispute the charge or formally admit guilt and is typically offered as part of a plea deal.
With the plea change, she’ll have to complete 100 hours of community service, take an eight-hour aggressive driving course and pay a $500 fine, the records show.
In July 2025, Richardson was arrested after a domestic incident with her boyfriend, Christian Coleman, at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, The Dallas Morning News previously reported. Richardson also accepted a one-month competition ban in 2021 after testing positive for THC and was omitted from the Tokyo Olympics roster.
Richardson, a five-time UIL state champion at David W. Carter High School, known as Dallas Carter, won her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s 4×100-meter relay in 2024.
Last week, she earned her third national title in the women’s outdoor 100-meter sprint during the U.S. track and field championships.
Elissa Jorgensen is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of Texas State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in mass communication. Elissa previously reported for the Houston Chronicle and Texas Community Health News. She has also written for the Austin American-Statesman and Public Health Watch.
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