US Gymnast Mary Lou Retton's Family Issue Worrying Update After Arrest

US gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has sparked fears for her security after 'vanishing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has actually learned.

Concerned relative in the town of Fairmont exposed they have not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - since her arrest in her hometown on May 17.

The absence of interaction is absolutely nothing brand-new for the former professional athlete, according to loved ones, who state Retton had not even informed her household that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with cops.

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 was behind the wheel of her Porsche.

She had actually pulled over at an AutoZone in Fairmont after being seen 'driving all over the highway'.

Officers kept in mind 'the odor of alcohol' releasing from her while she was in the chauffeur's seat of the automobile while it was still running, according to court records.

She failed 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 said in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no idea she was here at all, they learnt about the arrest when everybody else did.

Mary Lou Retton has actually triggered fears for her safety as relative say she has actually 'disappeared' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

Retton was the very first American female to win an Olympic specific all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo (left) at only 16 years old at the 1984 games

'They do not really talk much, she moved away. She never called them to inform them that she was coming back, they only found out after the arrest.

'That's families for you, it's not her finest choice. Families are like that, there wasn't a falling out - they simply haven't spoken in a while'.

Now it appears Retton has gone totally to ground, with no sign of her at her family home in Fairmont or her main home, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.

Exclusive Daily Mail pictures reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with packages and leaflets littering the deck.

Neighbors state they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past two weeks, adding that Retton primarily keeps to herself in the gated compound.

After Daily Mail reached out to her daughters on Thursday, her legal representative Edmund J. Rollo issued a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'great spirits.'

'She is extremely pleased of all of the support she has received,' he added. 'Mary Lou will issue a statement at the appropriate time. Until then, please respect her personal privacy.'

The retired Olympian has invested much of her life in between West Virginia and Texas, where she has actually been based given that 2012.

She was wed 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 networks, Retton and her 4 children have a very close relationship, though she has not appeared in her kids's Instagram posts in a minimum of six months.

Retton, who has four 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 considering that her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

Retton spoke publicly about her terrifying health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual type of pneumonia

Now it appears Retton has gone completely to ground, without any sign of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and primary residence in Texas (visualized) last Thursday

And while her family members in West Virginia have actually shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's children have remained tight lipped over the occurrence, declining to talk to the Daily Mail.

But they have been publishing cryptic inspirational religious posts describing life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social networks.

Her youngest daughter Emma, is set to get wed later this month in Dallas, though it's unclear if the gymnastics legend will go to.

Relative are supposedly worried about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any reason or concerns regarding why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross country trip from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older brother Donnie, 59, passed away in December of last year, with an obituary mentioning there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.

Court records show that an attorney representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to send a movement for discovery.

Officers noted during her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of wine' that remained in the passenger seat of her cars and truck when they approached her.

She stopped working all three stages of the basic field sobriety test, and declined a roadside preliminary breath test, in addition to a secondary chemical test of her blood.

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Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, managed substances, or drugs,' according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system.

She was released after personally publishing a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to deal with the arrest.

An attorney representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not right away react to a demand for remark by the Daily Mail.

Best understood for getting 2 perfect 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has fought more health issues over the last few years.

The decorated gymnast fought with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay installing hospital expenses, raising $200,000 in simply a day.

But the household soon drew criticism after refusing to clarify where the donations would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was likewise doubted by some.

'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton stated in May when asked about the reaction her children received.

'They were just trying to take care of me. I don't care about the cynics. There are giants everywhere. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, but it is what it is.'

While there was a delighted ending for Retton in 2023, doctors briefly feared for her life as her children delivered what they believed would be their last farewell to their mom.

Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was found out and about in Texas, however declined to discuss her mother's arrest or whereabouts

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

Retton married 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 correctly recover from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been actually hard,' she said in an emotional 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 taken away from me. It's humiliating.'

Retton thinks she recovered from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, regardless of admitting that she is exceptionally lucky to still be alive.

'Girl, I need to be dead,' she included. 'The doctors told them [daughters] to come to say their farewells.

'They prayed over me, and McKenna said, 'Mommy, it's OK, you can go.'

'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, but I can't envision what that was like, to watch their mom on her deathbed.'

Her heath problems come after DailyMail.com exposed that she was likewise anticipated to gather around $2million more in compensation after a legal spat with the maker of her two metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton became the very first American lady to win a specific well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in hospital with an uncommon kind of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering her daughters set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions

In 2015, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no health insurance coverage and asking for financial backing from the public when she was overruled with an uncommon form of pneumonia, despite having actually gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce

The discoveries cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance when she was struck down with a rare form of pneumonia and why her household resorted to begging for cash online to bail her out.

Court documents submitted in Houston that revealed she had a small 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 properties down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

Not included because figure were the profits from the sale of 2 houses, 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 lawsuit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that failed.

It is not understood just how much she received however others who took legal action against the company in similar circumstances navigated $2million each.