Mary Lou Retton Arrested on DUI Charge in West Virginia

Mary Lou Retton was arrested connected a DUI complaint earlier this period successful Marion County, W.V., according to tribunal records reviewed by PEOPLE.

According to tribunal records from nan West Virginia Magistrate Court system, Retton, 57, was arrested connected Saturday, May 17, connected 1 count of "driving nether power of alcohol, controlled substances, aliases drugs; penalties."

The Olympian was issued a individual recognizance enslaved of $1,500, which she posted that aforesaid day.

PEOPLE has reached retired to Retton's typical for comment.

Retton is the first American female to triumph a golden badge successful individual all-around gymnastics. Her apprehension comes astir 2 years aft she was successful nan ICU pinch a uncommon shape of pneumonia.

Her daughter, McKenna Kelley, announced that she was hospitalized successful October 2023 successful a station connected her Instagram Story which included a nexus to a Spotfund page dedicated to her mom.

"My astonishing mom, Mary Lou, has a very uncommon shape of pneumonia and is fighting for her life. She is not capable to respire connected her own. She’s been successful nan ICU for complete a week now. Out of respect for her and her privacy, I will not disclose each details. However, I will disclose that she not insured," said Kelley.

In July 2024, nan Dancing pinch nan Stars alum told PEOPLE that she was truthful sick that astatine 1 constituent during her month-long infirmary stay, nan doctors told her 4 daughters she mightiness not make it.

“They prayed complete me, and McKenna said, ‘Mommy, it’s OK, you tin go.’ I didn’t person overmuch of a narration pinch my mother, but I can’t ideate what that was like, to watch their mom connected her deathbed," said Retton.

While nan erstwhile gymnast said that she pulled done because “God wasn’t fresh for maine yet," she felt she'd "never beryllium nan same" again, arsenic she said she still relied connected regular oxygen.

“It’s been really hard. My lungs are truthful scarred. It will beryllium a life of recovery. My physicality was nan only point I had and it was taken distant from me. It’s embarrassing," she said.

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