US Gymnast Mary Lou Retton's Family Issue Worrying Update After Arrest
US gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated fears for her security after 'vanishing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has found out.
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Concerned family members in the small town of Fairmont revealed they have actually not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - given that her arrest in her home town on May 17.
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The lack of communication is nothing new for the previous professional athlete, according to loved ones, who say Retton hadn't even informed her family that she was in town before her awkward encounter with cops.
Last week, the Daily Mail specifically exposed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw top' bottle of red wine in the passenger seat while she was behind the wheel of her Porsche.
She had actually pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the roadway'.
Officers kept in mind 'the smell of alcohol' releasing from her while she was in the chauffeur's seat of the cars and truck while it was still running, according to court records.
She stopped working all three stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs'.
An inside source stated in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no concept she was here at all, they discovered out about the arrest when everyone else did.
Mary Lou Retton has stimulated worries for her safety as member of the family state she has actually 'vanished' because her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month
Retton was the very first American woman to win an Olympic individual all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at just 16 years old at the 1984 video games
'They don't actually talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to inform them that she was returning, they only learnt after the arrest.
'That's families for you, it's not her best decision. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they just have not spoken in a while'.
Now it appears Retton has actually gone completely to ground, without any sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her primary residence, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.
Exclusive Daily Mail images show her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with bundles and flyers littering the patio.
Neighbors state they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the previous 2 weeks, including that Retton primarily keeps to herself in the gated substance.
After Daily Mail connected to her daughters on Thursday, her attorney Edmund J. Rollo provided a statement on Tuesday, stating the star remained in 'good spirits.'
'She is extremely appreciative of all of the support she has gotten,' he added. 'Mary Lou will issue a statement at the suitable time. Until then, please respect her privacy.'
The retired Olympian has spent much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has been based given that 2012.
She was married to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate developer Shannon Kelly, with whom she shares children Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.
According to social media, Retton and her four children have an extremely close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her kids's Instagram posts in at least 6 months.
Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or heard from by her loved ones in her home town in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, insiders told DailyMail.com
Retton spoke publicly about her frightening health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual form of pneumonia
Now it appears Retton has gone completely to ground, without any sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and primary residence in Texas (pictured) last Thursday
And while her relative in West Virginia have actually shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's kids have remained tight lipped over the incident, decreasing to speak with the Daily Mail.
But they have actually been publishing puzzling inspiring spiritual posts describing life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social media.
Her youngest daughter Emma, is set to get wed later this month in Dallas, though it's uncertain if the gymnastics legend will participate in.
Family members are apparently worried about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any factor or problems regarding why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross country journey from Texas to West Virginia.
Her older brother Donnie, 59, died in December of in 2015, with an obituary mentioning there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.
Court records reveal that a lawyer representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to send a movement for discovery.
Officers kept in mind throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of white wine' that was in the passenger seat of her vehicle when they approached her.
She stopped working all three phases of the basic field sobriety test, and declined a roadside initial breath test, as well as a secondary chemical test of her blood.
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Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, managed substances, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.
She was released after personally posting a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to address the arrest.
A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not right away react to a request for comment by the Daily Mail.
Best known for getting 2 ideal 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has battled more health concerns in the last few years.
The embellished gymnast had problem with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay installing healthcare facility costs, raising $200,000 in just a day.
But the family soon drew criticism after declining to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was also doubted by some.
'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton said in May when asked about the backlash her children received.
'They were just trying to look after me. I do not care about the naysayers. There are trolls everywhere. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, however it is what it is.'
While there was a happy ending for Retton in 2023, doctors quickly feared for her life as her children delivered what they thought would be their last farewell to their mom.
Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was spotted out and about in Texas, however declined to comment on her mom's arrest or location
Retton positioning with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA champions in 2019. The previous gymnast was 'slurring her words' when she pulled over into an AutoZone in Fairmont, West Virginia
Retton wed Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate developer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018
Even now, Retton fears she will never ever effectively recover from the damage to her lungs.
'It's been really hard,' she said in a psychological interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a lifetime of healing.
'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was removed from me. It's awkward.'
Retton thinks she recovered from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, regardless of admitting that she is exceptionally fortunate to still be alive.
'Girl, I ought to be dead,' she included. 'The doctors told them [children] to come to state their goodbyes.
'They hoped over me, and McKenna stated, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'
'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, however I can't imagine what that was like, to see their mom on her deathbed.'
Her heath problems followed DailyMail.com exposed that she was likewise anticipated to collect around $2million more in compensation after a legal spat with the maker of her 2 metal hip replacements.
Mary Lou Retton ended up being the very first American woman to win a specific all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left battling for her life in health center with an uncommon form of in late 2023, triggering her children set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions
In 2015, the mom-of-four drew criticism after declaring to have no medical insurance and requesting for financial backing from the public when she was struck down with an uncommon kind of pneumonia, regardless of having gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce
The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance when she was overruled with an uncommon form of pneumonia and why her family resorted to begging for money online to bail her out.
Court papers submitted in Houston that revealed she had a little fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.
The residential or commercial property department accepted by the court revealed that Retton got money and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their possessions down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.
Not included in that figure were the profits from the sale of 2 homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which once again were to be divided 50/50.
Nor were the earnings from a suit in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that failed.
It is not understood how much she received but others who took legal action against the company in comparable circumstances got around $2million each.
Retton found instant fame as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.
She ended up being the first American lady to win an Olympic specific all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.