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Sha’Carri Richardson, Christian Coleman Enter Not Guilty Pleas in Florida Traffic-Stop Case

Their cases now proceed under Florida’s 100-mph “Super Speeder” statute with a court appearance set for Feb. 26.

Overview

  • Attorney Alisia Adamson filed not guilty pleas for both athletes following their Jan. 29 arrests in Orange County, according to court records reported Wednesday.
  • Body-camera footage released this week shows deputies clocking Richardson at 104 mph in an Aston Martin on SR 429 after she passed an unmarked cruiser.
  • Richardson is charged with dangerous excessive speeding under the state’s new law and was cited for multiple additional violations, including following too closely and failure to move over.
  • Coleman was arrested after arriving at the stop on charges of resisting without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia, with deputies reporting a glass smoking device found in his Jeep.
  • Both were booked and posted bond, their vehicles were towed, and records list Richardson’s next court date as Feb. 26.