Add US Gymnast Mary Lou Retton's Family Issue Worrying Update After Arrest
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<br>US gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated worries for her safety after 'disappearing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has learned.<br>
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<br>Concerned relative in the small town of Fairmont revealed they have not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - given that her arrest in her hometown on May 17.<br>
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<br>The lack of interaction is absolutely nothing new for the previous professional athlete, according to relatives, who state Retton had not even informed her family that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with police.<br>
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<br>Last week, the Daily Mail specifically exposed that Retton was caught 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of red wine in the passenger seat while she was behind the wheel of her Porsche.<br>
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<br>She had pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the highway'.<br>
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<br>Officers kept in mind 'the odor of alcohol' discharging from her while she was in the motorist's seat of the automobile while it was still running, according to court records.<br>
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<br>She failed all three stages of the [basic field](http://mambotours.rs) [sobriety test](https://ezestate.net) and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, controlled compounds, or drugs'.<br>
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<br>A within source stated in the wake of her arrest: had no idea she was here at all, they learnt about the arrest when everybody else did.<br>
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<br>Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated fears for her security as member of the family state she has actually 'disappeared' because her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month<br>
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<br>Retton was the first American lady to win an Olympic individual well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at only 16 years old at the 1984 games<br>
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<br>'They do not actually talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to inform them that she was coming back, they just discovered out after the arrest.<br>[smartasset.com](https://smartasset.com/mortgage/mortgage-calculator)
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<br>'That's households for you, it's not her finest choice. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they simply have not spoken in a while'.<br>
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<br>Now it appears Retton has actually gone totally to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her primary home, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.<br>
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<br>Exclusive Daily Mail pictures reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with packages and flyers cluttering the deck.<br>
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<br>Neighbors say they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the previous two weeks, adding that Retton mainly keeps to herself in the gated compound.<br>
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<br>After Daily Mail connected to her daughters on Thursday, her lawyer Edmund J. Rollo issued a declaration on Tuesday, stating the star remained in 'excellent spirits.'<br>
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<br>'She is extremely appreciative of all of the support she has actually gotten,' he added. 'Mary Lou will release a statement at the appropriate time. Until then, please regard her personal privacy.'<br>
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<br>The retired Olympian has invested much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually been based considering that 2012.<br>
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<br>She was wed to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer Shannon Kelly, with whom she shares daughters Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.<br>
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<br>According to social networks, Retton and her four children have a really close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in a minimum of 6 months.<br>
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<br>Retton, who has four daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or heard from by her relatives in her home town in West Virginia given that her arrest on May 17, experts informed DailyMail.com<br>
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<br>Retton spoke publicly about her terrifying health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual kind of pneumonia<br>
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<br>Now it appears Retton has gone entirely to ground, without any sign of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and primary house in Texas (envisioned) last Thursday<br>
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<br>And while her relative in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's children have actually remained tight lipped over the event, declining to speak with the Daily Mail.<br>
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<br>But they have been publishing puzzling [inspirational](https://proflexuae.com) religious posts explaining life and errors as 'God's will' on their social networks.<br>
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<br>Her youngest child Emma, is set to get wed later this month in Dallas, though it's unclear if the gymnastics legend will go to.<br>
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<br>Relative are apparently worried about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any reason or problems as to why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation journey from Texas to West Virginia.<br>
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<br>Her older bro Donnie, 59, passed away in December of last year, with an obituary stating there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.<br>
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<br>Court records reveal that a lawyer representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to submit a movement for discovery.<br>
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<br>Officers kept in mind throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of red wine' that remained in the passenger seat of her car when they approached her.<br>
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<br>She failed all 3 phases of the basic field sobriety test, and refused a roadside initial breath test, along with a secondary chemical test of her blood.<br>
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<br>Olympic heroine Mary Lou Retton's shocking failure exposed in damning full authorities report<br>
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<br>Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, managed compounds, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.<br>
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<br>She was launched after [personally publishing](https://www.luxury-resort-properties.com) a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to attend to the arrest.<br>
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<br>An attorney representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not right away react to an ask for comment by the Daily Mail.<br>
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<br>Best understood for getting two perfect 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has fought more health issues recently.<br>
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<br>The decorated gymnast had problem with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to [produce](https://glorycambodia.com) a crowdfunding page to help pay mounting hospital costs, raising $200,000 in simply a day.<br>
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<br>But the family quickly drew criticism after declining to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was likewise questioned by some.<br>
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<br>'They didn't be worthy of that,[' Retton](https://acerealty.com.my) stated in May when asked about the reaction her children got.<br>
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<br>'They were just attempting to take care of me. I don't care about the naysayers. There are trolls everywhere. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got an opinion, however it is what it is.'<br>
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<br>While there was a delighted ending for Retton in 2023, physicians briefly feared for her life as her children delivered what they believed would be their final farewell to their mother.<br>
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<br>Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was found out and about in Texas, but decreased to comment on her mom's arrest or whereabouts<br>
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<br>Retton positioning with her [child McKenna](https://turk.house) 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<br>
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<br>Retton wed Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate developer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018<br>
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<br>Even now, Retton fears she will never appropriately recuperate from the damage to her lungs.<br>
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<br>'It's been really hard,' she stated in an emotional interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a life time of recovery.<br>
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<br>'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was removed from me. It's embarrassing.'<br>
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<br>Retton believes she recovered from the frightening ordeal as 'God wasn't prepared' for her yet, in spite of confessing that she is very lucky to still be alive.<br>
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<br>'Girl, I should be dead,' she included. 'The medical professionals told them [daughters] to come to state their farewells.<br>
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<br>'They hoped over me, and McKenna said, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'<br>
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<br>'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, however I can't imagine what that resembled, to watch their mom on her deathbed.'<br>
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<br>Her heath concerns followed DailyMail.com exposed that she was also [expected](https://libhomes.com) to gather around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the producer of her 2 [metal hip](https://www.22401414.com) replacements.<br>
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<br>[Mary Lou](https://listin.my) Retton became the very first American female to win a private all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in hospital with a rare type of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering her children set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions<br>
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<br>Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no medical insurance and requesting for financial support from the general public when she was overruled with a rare type of pneumonia, regardless of having actually gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce<br>
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<br>The discoveries cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was struck down with a rare type of pneumonia and why her family turned to asking for cash online to bail her out.<br>
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<br>Court documents submitted in Houston that revealed she had a little fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.<br>
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<br>The residential or commercial property department [accepted](https://bomja.ir) by the court showed that Retton got money and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley divided their properties down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.<br>
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<br>Not consisted of because figure were the proceeds from the sale of 2 houses, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be divided 50/50.<br>
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<br>Nor were the proceeds from a suit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that went wrong.<br>
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<br>It is not understood how much she got however others who sued the business in comparable situations navigated $2million each. <br>
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<br>Retton found immediate popularity as a 16[-year-old](https://www.vitalproperties.co.za) when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.<br>
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<br>She ended up being the first American lady to win an Olympic specific well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.<br>
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