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 fears for her safety after 'disappearing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has found out.<br>
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<br>Concerned household members in the small town of Fairmont exposed they have actually not seen or spoken with the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - because her arrest in her home town on May 17.<br>
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<br>The absence of interaction is absolutely nothing new for the previous athlete, according to relatives, who say Retton had not even [informed](https://staystaycations.com) her household that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with police.<br>
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<br>Last week, the Daily Mail solely revealed 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 actually pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the roadway'.<br>
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<br>Officers kept in mind 'the smell of alcohol' emitting from her while she remained in the chauffeur's seat of the vehicle while it was still running, according to court records.<br>
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<br>She failed all 3 stages of the basic field sobriety test 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 said in the wake of her arrest: 'Her family had no concept she was here at all, they discovered the arrest when everyone else did.<br>
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<br>Mary Lou Retton has stimulated worries for her security as relative state she has 'vanished' given that her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month<br>
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<br>Retton was the very first American woman to win an Olympic individual well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at only 16 years of ages at the 1984 video games<br>
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<br>'They do not truly talk much, she moved away. She never called them to inform them that she was returning, they just discovered out after the arrest.<br>
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<br>'That's families for you, it's not her finest decision. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they just haven't spoken in a while'.<br>
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<br>Now it appears Retton has actually gone entirely to ground, without any indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her main 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 plans and flyers littering the deck.<br>
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<br>Neighbors state they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past two weeks, including that Retton mostly keeps to herself in the gated substance.<br>
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<br>After Daily Mail connected to her children on Thursday, her legal representative Edmund J. Rollo released a declaration on Tuesday, stating the star remained in 'excellent spirits.'<br>
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<br>'She is really appreciative of all of the support she has actually gotten,' he added. 'Mary Lou will provide a declaration at the proper time. Until then, please respect her personal privacy.'<br>
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<br>The retired Olympian has actually invested much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually been based since 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](https://meza-realestate.com) Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.<br>
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<br>According to social media, Retton and her four children have a very close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her kids's Instagram posts in at least six months.<br>
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<br>Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or spoken with by her loved ones in her hometown in West Virginia given that her arrest on May 17, experts told DailyMail.com<br>
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<br>Retton spoke publicly about her terrifying health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with a rare kind of pneumonia<br>
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<br>Now it appears Retton has gone entirely to ground, with no indication of her at her family home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main home in Texas (envisioned) last Thursday<br>
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<br>And while her member of the family in West Virginia have actually shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's kids have remained tight lipped over the event, declining to talk with the Daily Mail.<br>
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<br>But they have been posting puzzling inspiring spiritual posts explaining life and errors as 'God's will' on their social media.<br>
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<br>Her youngest child Emma, is set to get wed later on this month in Dallas, though it's uncertain if the gymnastics legend will participate in.<br>
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<br>Member of the family are reportedly worried about the arrest, though were ['unaware'](http://www.spbrealtor.ru) of any factor or issues as to why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation trip from Texas to West Virginia.<br>
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<br>Her older bro Donnie, 59, died in December of in 2015, 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 noted throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of wine' that remained in the traveler seat of her car when they approached her.<br>
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<br>She stopped working all 3 phases of the basic field sobriety test, and declined 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 stunning downfall exposed in damning complete cops report<br>
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<br>Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, [controlled](https://www.vibhaconsultancy.com) substances, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.<br>
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<br>She was released after personally posting a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to attend to the arrest.<br>
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<br>A lawyer representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not instantly react to a request for remark by the Daily Mail.<br>
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<br>Best understood for getting 2 perfect 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has fought more health problems recently.<br>
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<br>The embellished gymnast fought with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to create a crowdfunding page to [assist pay](https://preconcentral.com) installing healthcare facility bills, raising $200,000 in simply a day.<br>
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<br>But the household quickly 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.<br>
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<br>'They didn't should have that,' Retton stated in May when inquired about the reaction her children received.<br>
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<br>'They were simply attempting to take care of me. I don't care about the cynics. There are giants all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, however it is what it is.'<br>
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<br>While there was a happy ending for Retton in 2023, physicians briefly feared for her life as her daughters provided what they believed would be their final farewell to their mom.<br>
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<br>Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was spotted out and about in Texas, but decreased to talk about her mother's arrest or whereabouts<br>
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<br>Retton positioning with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA championships 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 married 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 ever 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 . It will be a lifetime of recovery.<br>
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<br>'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was removed from me. It's humiliating.'<br>
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<br>Retton believes she recuperated from the terrifying ordeal as 'God wasn't prepared' for her yet, in spite of admitting that she is incredibly fortunate to still be alive.<br>
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<br>'Girl, I ought to be dead,' she included. 'The physicians told them [children] to come to say their goodbyes.<br>
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<br>'They prayed 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, but I can't [picture](https://meza-realestate.com) what that was like, to view their mother on her deathbed.'<br>
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<br>Her heath problems followed DailyMail.com revealed that she was also anticipated to gather around $2million more in compensation after a legal spat with the manufacturer of her two metal hip replacements.<br>
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<br>Mary Lou Retton ended up being the very first American woman to win an individual all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in healthcare facility with an uncommon form of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting her daughters established a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in donations<br>
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<br>Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no medical insurance and asking for monetary assistance from the public when she was overruled with an uncommon kind of pneumonia, regardless of having received a $2million settlement from her divorce<br>
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<br>The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance when she was struck down with an unusual type of pneumonia and why her household resorted to pleading for [cash online](https://sigmarover.com) to bail her out.<br>
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<br>Court documents filed in Houston that showed she had a small fortune following her divorce from [Shannon Kelley](https://seedrealty.in).<br>
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<br>The residential or commercial property department accepted by the court revealed that Retton got cash and residential or [commercial property](https://akarat.ly) worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their properties down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.<br>
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<br>Not included because figure were the profits from the sale of two homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be split 50/50.<br>
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<br>Nor were the profits from a suit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical company [Biomet Recovery](https://canaryrealty.com) over 2 hip replacements that went incorrect.<br>
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<br>It is not known how much she got however others who took legal action against the business in comparable circumstances navigated $2million each. <br>[wordreference.com](http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/enter-vs-enter-into.1867322)
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<br>Retton discovered instantaneous fame as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles video games.<br>
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<br>She ended up being the first American female to win an Olympic individual all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.<br>[baidu.com](http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1959177609458884388.html)
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