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

Concerned member of the family in the small town of Fairmont exposed they have not seen or spoken with the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - since her arrest in her home town on May 17.
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The absence of communication is nothing new for the previous athlete, according to family members, who say Retton hadn't even informed her household that she was in town before her awkward encounter with authorities.

Last week, the Daily Mail solely revealed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of white wine in the guest seat while she was behind the wheel of her Porsche.

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

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

She stopped working all 3 stages of the standard field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, compounds, or drugs'.

A within source stated in the wake of her arrest: 'Her family had no concept she was here at all, they discovered the arrest when everyone else did.

Mary Lou Retton has actually sparked fears for her security as household members state she has actually 'vanished' because her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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

'They do not truly talk much, she moved away. She never called them to tell them that she was returning, they only found out after the arrest.

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

Now it appears Retton has actually gone completely to ground, without any indication of her at her household home in Fairmont or her primary residence, 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 bundles and flyers cluttering the patio.

Neighbors say they have not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the previous two weeks, adding that Retton mainly keeps to herself in the gated compound.

After Daily Mail connected to her children on Thursday, her lawyer Edmund J. Rollo provided a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'excellent spirits.'

'She is extremely appreciative of all of the assistance she has actually gotten,' he included. 'Mary Lou will issue a statement at the suitable time. Until then, please regard her privacy.'

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

She was married 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 4 daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or spoken with by her loved ones in her hometown in West Virginia because her arrest on May 17, experts told DailyMail.com

Retton spoke publicly about her frightening health battle after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual form of pneumonia

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

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

But they have been posting puzzling inspiring religious posts explaining life and errors as 'God's will' on their social networks.

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

Relative are supposedly worried about the arrest, though were 'uninformed' of any factor or issues as to 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 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 submit a movement for discovery.

Officers kept in mind during her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of wine' that was in the traveler seat of her cars and truck when they approached her.

She stopped working all three phases of the standard field sobriety test, and refused a roadside initial breath test, as well as a secondary chemical test of her blood.

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Retton was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, controlled 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 resolve the arrest.

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

Best known for receiving two ideal 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually battled more health problems in recent years.

The embellished gymnast had a hard time with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay installing medical facility bills, raising $200,000 in just a day.

But the family quickly drew criticism after declining to clarify where the donations would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance coverage was likewise questioned by some.

'They didn't deserve that,' Retton stated in May when asked about the backlash her children received.

'They were simply trying to look after me. I don't care about the naysayers. There are giants all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got an opinion, however it is what it is.'

While there was a happy ending for Retton in 2023, physicians quickly feared for her life as her children delivered what they thought would be their final farewell to their mom.

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

Retton posing 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 married Texas Longhorns quarterback-turned-real estate designer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never ever appropriately recover from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been actually hard,' she said 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 eliminated from me. It's embarrassing.'

Retton thinks she recuperated from the scary experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, in spite of admitting that she is incredibly fortunate to still live.

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

'They hoped over me, and McKenna 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 see their mom on her deathbed.'

Her heath issues come after DailyMail.com exposed that she was also anticipated to gather around $2million more in payment after a legal spat with the producer of her 2 metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton became the very first American female to win a specific well-rounded gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in medical facility with a rare type of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting her children set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in donations

Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after claiming to have no health insurance coverage and requesting financial backing from the general public when she was overruled with an uncommon type of pneumonia, regardless of having received a $2million settlement from her divorce

The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no medical insurance when she was overruled with a rare kind of pneumonia and why her family resorted to asking for cash online to bail her out.

Court papers submitted in Houston that showed 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 cash and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their possessions down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

Not consisted of in that figure were the proceeds from the sale of 2 houses, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which once again were to be split 50/50.

Nor were the profits from a lawsuit in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical company Biomet Recovery over 2 hip replacements that went incorrect.

It is not known just how much she received but others who sued the company in similar circumstances got around $2million each.
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Retton discovered immediate popularity as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles video games.

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