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US gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has sparked worries for her security after 'disappearing' following her DWI charge in West Virginia last month, the Daily Mail has discovered.

Concerned member of the family in the small town of Fairmont revealed they have actually not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - considering that her arrest in her home town on May 17.

The absence of communication is absolutely nothing brand-new for the previous athlete, according to loved ones, who say Retton had not even notified her household that she was in town before her embarrassing encounter with authorities.

Recently, the Daily Mail solely exposed that Retton was caught 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of wine in the passenger 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 roadway'.

Officers kept in mind 'the smell of alcohol' emitting from her while she was in the driver's seat of the vehicle while it was still running, according to court records.

She failed all 3 phases of the standard field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, controlled compounds, or drugs'.

An inside source said in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no idea she was here at all, they discovered out about the arrest when everybody else did.

Mary Lou Retton has actually sparked worries for her safety as family members say she has actually 'vanished' because her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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 just 16 years old at the 1984 video games

'They don't really talk much, she moved away. She never ever called them to tell them that she was coming back, they only learnt after the arrest.

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

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

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

Neighbors state they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the previous two weeks, including that Retton mostly keeps to herself in the gated substance.

After Daily Mail connected to her children on Thursday, her lawyer Edmund J. Rollo issued a declaration on Tuesday, saying the star was in 'great spirits.'

'She is extremely pleased of all of the assistance she has gotten,' he included. 'Mary Lou will release a declaration at the suitable time. Until then, please respect her personal privacy.'

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

She was wed to Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer Shannon Kelly, with whom she shares daughters Shayla, 30, McKenna, 28, Skyla, 24, and Emma, 23, from 1990 to 2018.

According to social media, Retton and her four children have a really close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her kids's Instagram posts in at least six months.

Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has not been seen or spoken with by her family members in her hometown in West Virginia considering that her arrest on May 17, insiders informed DailyMail.com

Retton spoke openly about her scary health battle after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an uncommon form of pneumonia

Now it appears Retton has gone completely to ground, with no indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main house in Texas (pictured) last Thursday

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

But they have actually been posting cryptic inspirational spiritual posts explaining life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social media.

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

Family members are apparently concerned about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any factor or problems as to why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross country trip from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older brother Donnie, 59, died in December of last year, with an obituary specifying 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 motion for discovery.

Officers kept in mind throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of red wine' that remained in the traveler seat of her automobile when they approached her.

She stopped working all 3 phases of the basic field sobriety test, and refused a roadside preliminary breath test, along with a secondary chemical test of her blood.

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

She was launched after personally posting 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 immediately react to a demand for comment by the Daily Mail.

Best understood for getting 2 best 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually fought more health concerns over the last few years.
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The decorated gymnast fought with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to create a crowdfunding page to assist pay mounting hospital costs, raising $200,000 in just a day.

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

'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton stated in May when asked about the backlash her daughters got.

'They were simply trying to take care of me. I do not care about the naysayers. There are trolls all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got an opinion, but it is what it is.'

While there was a happy ending for Retton in 2023, medical professionals briefly feared for her life as her children delivered what they believed would be their last farewell to their mother.

Retton's daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was found out and about in Texas, however decreased to discuss her mother's arrest or location

Retton presenting with her daughter 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

Retton wed 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 properly recuperate from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been really hard,' she stated in a psychological interview with People in 2024. 'My lungs are so scarred. It will be a lifetime of recovery.

'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was removed from me. It's awkward.'

Retton believes she recuperated from the terrifying ordeal as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, despite confessing that she is extremely fortunate to still live.

'Girl, I should be dead,' she added. 'The physicians told them [children] to come to say their bye-byes.

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

'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mom, however I can't picture what that was like, to view their mommy on her deathbed.'

Her heath problems followed DailyMail.com revealed that she was also expected to gather around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the manufacturer of her 2 metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton ended up being the very first American woman to win a specific all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left battling for her life in health center with an uncommon kind of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering her children set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions

In 2015, the mom-of-four drew criticism after declaring to have no health insurance and asking for financial assistance from the public when she was overruled with an unusual type of pneumonia, in spite of having received a $2million settlement from her divorce
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The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was overruled 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 little 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 divided their properties down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

Not included in that 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.

Nor were the profits from a suit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that failed.

It is not known just how much she got however others who sued the company in comparable situations got around $2million each.

Retton discovered instantaneous fame as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.

She ended up being the first American female to win an Olympic specific well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.