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<br>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 actually found out.<br> |
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<br>Concerned household members in the little 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 lack of communication is absolutely nothing brand-new for the previous athlete, according to family members, who say Retton hadn't even notified her family that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with authorities.<br> |
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<br>Last week, the Daily Mail specifically exposed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw top' bottle of wine in the traveler seat while she lagged 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 noted 'the odor of alcohol' emitting from her while she remained in the driver's seat of the automobile while it was still running, according to court records.<br> |
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<br>She stopped working all three stages of the standard field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs'.<br> |
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<br>An inside source said in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no idea she was here at all, they discovered the arrest when everyone else did.<br> |
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<br>Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated fears for her security as member of the family say she has 'disappeared' given that her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month<br> |
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<br>Retton was the very first American lady to win an Olympic individual all-around 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 don't actually talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to tell them that she was returning, they only found out after the arrest.<br> |
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<br>'That's families for you, it's not her best decision. 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 completely to ground, with no indication of her at her family home in Fairmont or her main residence, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.<br> |
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<br>Exclusive Daily Mail images reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with bundles and leaflets cluttering the deck.<br> |
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<br>Neighbors say they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the previous two weeks, including that Retton mainly keeps to herself in the gated substance.<br> |
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<br>After Daily Mail reached out to her daughters on Thursday, her legal representative Edmund J. Rollo released a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'great [spirits](https://housesites.in).'<br> |
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<br>'She is really pleased of all of the assistance she has received,' he added. 'Mary Lou will release a statement at the suitable time. Until then, please regard her personal privacy.'<br> |
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<br>The retired Olympian has actually spent much of her life between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually been based because 2012.<br> |
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<br>She was married to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer Shannon Kelly, with whom she shares children 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 daughters have a really close relationship, though she has not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in a minimum of 6 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 heard from by her loved ones in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, experts told DailyMail.com<br> |
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<br>Retton spoke publicly about her scary health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with a rare form of pneumonia<br> |
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<br>Now it appears Retton has actually gone entirely to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main residence in Texas (visualized) last Thursday<br> |
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<br>And while her household members in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's children have actually stayed tight lipped over the occurrence, declining to talk with the Daily Mail.<br> |
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<br>But they have been inspirational religious posts explaining life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social media.<br> |
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<br>Her youngest child Emma, is set to get [married](https://ivoryafrica.com) later this month in Dallas, though it's unclear if the gymnastics legend will attend.<br> |
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<br>Family members are supposedly concerned about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any factor or problems as to why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross [country journey](https://patriciogarciapropiedades.com) from Texas to [West Virginia](https://syrianproperties.org).<br> |
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<br>Her older bro Donnie, 59, died in December of in 2015, with an obituary specifying there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.<br> |
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<br>Court records reveal that an attorney representing Retton [appeared](https://shubhniveshpropmart.com) alone at a hearing on May 27, to submit a motion for discovery.<br> |
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<br>Officers kept in mind during her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of white wine' that was in the traveler seat of her [automobile](https://lourealtygrp.com) when they approached her.<br> |
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<br>She stopped working all 3 stages of the standard field sobriety test, and refused a roadside initial breath test, as well as a secondary chemical test of her blood.<br> |
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<br>Olympic heroine Mary Lou Retton's stunning failure revealed in damning complete authorities report<br> |
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<br>Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, managed substances, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.<br> |
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<br>She was launched after personally publishing a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to resolve the arrest.<br> |
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<br>A lawyer representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not immediately react to a demand for remark by the Daily Mail.<br> |
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<br>Best known for receiving two perfect 10 [ratings](https://www.holiday-homes-online.com) at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually battled more health issues over the last few years.<br> |
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<br>The decorated gymnast dealt with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to produce a crowdfunding page to help pay installing health center bills, raising $200,000 in just a day.<br> |
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<br>But the family quickly drew criticism after declining to clarify where the donations 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 said in May when inquired about the reaction her daughters received.<br> |
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<br>'They were simply trying to take care of me. I do not care about the cynics. There are giants everywhere. 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 children delivered what they believed would be their last goodbye to their mom.<br> |
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<br>Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was found out and about in Texas, but declined to comment on her mom's arrest or whereabouts<br> |
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<br>Retton presenting with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA champions in 2019. The former 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 divorced in 2018<br> |
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<br>Even now, Retton fears she will never correctly recover from the damage to her lungs.<br> |
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<br>'It's been actually hard,' she said in an emotional interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a life time of healing.<br> |
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<br>'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was eliminated from me. It's embarrassing.'<br> |
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<br>Retton believes she recovered from the frightening ordeal as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, despite confessing that she is very fortunate to still be alive.<br> |
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<br>'Girl, I should be dead,' she included. 'The medical professionals informed them [daughters] to come to say their [farewells](https://millerltr.com).<br> |
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<br>'They hoped over me, and McKenna stated, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'<br> |
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<br>'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mom, however I can't imagine what that was like, to view their mommy on her deathbed.'<br> |
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<br>Her heath issues come after DailyMail.com revealed that she was also expected to collect around $2million more in compensation after a legal spat with the producer of her two metal hip replacements.<br> |
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<br>Mary Lou Retton became the very first American woman to win a private well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left fighting for her life in healthcare facility with an unusual type of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering 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 declaring to have no health insurance and asking for financial backing from the public when she was overruled with an unusual type of pneumonia, in spite of having gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce<br>[bloglines.com](https://www.bloglines.com/living/comparing-best-home-buying-websites-one-right?ad=dirN&qo=paaIndex&o=740010&origq=home+buying) |
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<br>The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance coverage when she was overruled with an unusual kind of pneumonia and why her household resorted to begging for cash online to bail her out.<br> |
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<br>Court documents filed in Houston that showed she had a little fortune following her divorce from [Shannon Kelley](https://roussepropiedades.cl).<br> |
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<br>The residential or commercial property department accepted 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 marriage.<br> |
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<br>Not [included](http://app.vellorepropertybazaar.in) because figure were the profits from the sale of 2 houses, 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 earnings from a claim in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over 2 hip [replacements](https://www.properush.com) that failed.<br> |
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<br>It is not known how much she received but others who sued the business in similar scenarios navigated $2million each. <br> |
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<br>Retton discovered instant popularity as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles video games.<br> |
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<br>She became the first American woman to win an Olympic specific all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.<br> |
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