Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson pleaded with a Florida police officer not to arrest her during a traffic stop last week, bodycam footage obtained by TMZ and Fox News reveals.
The video shows Sgt. Gerald McDaniels of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pulling over Richardson’s Aston Martin after he says she was driving at 104 mph in a 65 mph zone, weaving through traffic, and flashing her lights to get other cars out of her way.
“I would wipe that smile off your face,” the officer tells Richardson as he approaches her window. He informs her she is “being stopped for dangerous, excessive speeding” and states, “You’re going to jail for dangerous excessive speeding.”
Richardson attempts to explain, saying, “I really want to work with you, sir. I am a law-abiding citizen.” She then becomes increasingly distressed, begging, “Sir, please don’t allow me to go to jail. Please. Please, sir… I’m begging you. Don’t take me to jail.”
She claims her speed was unintentional, blaming an underinflated tire and a slipped phone that changed her car’s settings. The officer dismisses her excuses, replying, “that’s why they give you a speedometer.”
Despite her pleas, Richardson was arrested and booked into Orange County Jail on a charge of dangerous excessive speeding at 100 mph or more, along with four civil traffic infractions. She posted a $500 bond later that day.
Her boyfriend, fellow U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman, was also arrested during the same stop and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer without violence.
This is Richardson’s second arrest in recent months; she was charged with domestic violence following an incident with Coleman at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in July.
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