New claims surrounding the arrest of the Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Reton were revealed.
In a Tuesday, May 27 Associated PressThe Fairmont de Virginie-Western police service would have claimed Reton, 57, “felt alcohol and extended its words”, after the failure of a sobriety test on the ground carried out by officials on the scene.
The report also indicates that the police observed “a wine container in the passenger seat” before Reton May 17 arrest On a single count of “conduct under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs”, according to the details of the legal document published by People Monday, May 26.
US Weekly contacted the Reton team to comment.
Fairmont police representatives also said they stopped Reton after learning “a person in a Porsche driving irregularly”.
The Associated Press said that the retired athlete, who had marked history at the 1984 summer Olympic Games when she became the first American woman to win gold in the versatile individual competition, “refused a breathing test by the road and a blood test”.
She was released from the guard after paying an obligation of personal recognition of $ 1,500.
In October 2023, Reton spent two weeks at the USI while struggle A rare form of pneumonia. At the time, his daughters launched a crowdsourcing fund to pay for her medical bills. Their efforts attracted online criticism, Reton defending them publicly overnight. (Reton shares girls Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 25, and Emma, 22, with an ex-husband Shannon Kelley.)
“They didn’t deserve it,” said Reton Entertainment tonight In May 2024. “They just tried to take care of me. I don’t care about opponents. There are trolls everywhere. This is what makes us America. Everyone has an opinion, but that’s what it is.”
Reton’s interview with the point of sale also revealed that his financial situation had suffered after his Kelley divorce in 2018, in addition to the start of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking frankly at the time, she declared at the end of her previous speeches, “[When] Hit COVVID, literally covid HIT – Our job is to be close to people and to speak to them and there was therefore no work. Let’s say that the height of my fame was years ago and I [was] Do it enough to do it, do enough to pay my bills. »»
Shortly after Reton was hospitalized with pneumonia, McKenna launched a spotfund, which exceeded its initial fund collection target of $ 50,000.
Reton reflected more via his interview with The Outlet, “It’s a very long recovery, I am still in oxygen, and I had a little relapse some time ago, but I am back and regulated. It’s just more discouraged than anything because, you know, patience is not one of my solid skills.
She continued: “I am tired of this thing in my nose.