Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Le Rheton He was accused of driving under the influence in West Virginia.
Riton, 57, was suspended in Marion County, West Virginia, on May 17 and was charged with one misdemeanor of “driving under the influence of alcohol, control or drugs.” Court records online Show.
Retton was released on the day of her arrest after publishing $ 1500 bonds.
It has not yet been issued, the court records appear.
Former Olympic Gymnastics player Marie Le Rheton arrived at the Super Bowl fan, February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
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Riton’s lawyer, Edmund J. refused. Rolo, comment on the case when I arrived on Tuesday by ABC News.
The arrest of Retton comes more than a year after the gymnastics player, who described it as a A life -threatening battle With pneumonia that requires the construction of nearly two weeks in the intensive care unit.
In an interview last May, Riton said She was still suffering from complications from health intimidation 2023 that left the hospital.
“I still have difficulty breathing and breathing to speak,” Riton said, adding at the time that she remained on additional oxygen. “I am a speaker [and] I was not really able to work because I do not know whether I could wake up on the stage and speak for an hour as I usually did 40 years ago. This is frustrated. It was difficult, I must say. “
Riton said in the interview that she fought “a rare form of pneumonia.” Pneumonia is a type of lung infection that can be caused by a variety of factors, such as bacteria, fungi, parasite or virus, according to Disease control and prevention centers.
During her illness, Riton Four girls Create online donation collection for its medical bills. The donation campaign sparked some criticism, as some people wonder why a legendary athlete who was previously the cover star for wheat grains packed at the times of Financial Financial.
“They were just trying to take care of me,” Riton said.
Riton noticed that she lacks healthy insurance when the donations start, in response to criticism, “You are welcome, as you know, your opinion. But you were not in this position. My daughters went up to the painting and saved my life.”
Riton is famous for her performance at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, where she recorded a series of ideal dozens to become the first American ever to win comprehensive Olympic gold.
Rheton also won two additional silver medals and two bronze medals at the Los Angeles Olympics, making it the most athletes decorating in those Olympic games, according to Her official Olympic biography.
Retton has been a creative American hero who has been in decades since then and has been recruited in the International Gymnastics Hall in 1997.
In 2018, Retton competed in the 27th season of the ABC “Dancing With The Stars”.
