The U.S. Olympian Mary Lou Retton was arrested for driving nether the power successful West Virginia, tribunal records show. She posted a $1,500 idiosyncratic recognizance enslaved connected May 17, the aforesaid time she was taken into custody, according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court successful the region wherever it happened.
Retton, 57, received a complaint for "driving nether the power of alcohol, controlled substances, oregon drugs," according to the court. CBS News reached retired to her spokesperson for remark but has not heard back.
Considered a gymnastics legend, Retton became the archetypal American pistillate to triumph a golden medal successful her sport's idiosyncratic all-around contention astatine the 1984 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles. Along with her historical win, Retton besides earned 2 metallic and 2 bronze medals astatine the Olympics that year, making her the astir decorated jock astatine the Games and catapulting her to planetary fame.
Gymnast Mary Lou Retton competes astatine the 1984 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles, California.
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Retton retired from competitory gymnastics 2 years aft the 1984 Olympics, and since past has been a spokesperson for aggregate brands, done motivational speaking and raised her children. She faced a nationalist wellness scare successful 2023, erstwhile her girl shared that she had been hospitalized and was "fighting for her life" successful an intensive attraction portion portion battling a uncommon signifier of pneumonia.
At the time, Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, said her parent was uninsured and asked for donations to enactment her aesculapian treatment. Retton did yet retrieve from that illness.
Emily Mae Czachor is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, utmost upwind and issues involving societal and transgression justice. Emily Mae antecedently wrote for outlets similar the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek.
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