Newly launched bodycam footage of Mary Lou Retton’s recent DUI arrest exhibits the five-time Olympic medalist making an attempt to make use of her star standing to keep away from being detained, at one level telling police that she’s “West Virginia’s first daughter.”
Retton, who was nabbed on a DUI cost on Could 17 in Marion County, W.Va., seems dazed, distressed and raveled all through the prolonged clip, launched by Leisure Tonight on Tuesday.
Retton was initially pulled over when she was allegedly seen driving “all over the roadway,” based on an incident report obtained by TMZ. Officers who questioned her mentioned she smelled of alcohol and was slurring her phrases, whereas a screw-top bottle of wine was seen in her passenger seat.
The bodycam video exhibits the 57-year-old mother of 4 getting testy after refusing to blow right into a breathalyzer and failing a discipline sobriety take a look at carried out by a Fairmont City police officer.
“I’m West Virginia’s first daughter!” she tells the cop. “Bob Huggins will get away and, effectively, no matter,” she provides, referring to the previous West Virginia basketball coach who was arrested for DUI in Pittsburgh in 2023.
All through the footage, the trailblazing athlete will be seen with a portable oxygen tank, which she has reportedly relied on day by day since a near fatal bout of pneumonia in 2023.
Later, after being transported to the police station, Retton is seen fussing with paramedics once they advise her to go to the hospital to get her oxygen checked.
“No, f–ok that! Put me in a cell,” she snaps. “I’ll die right here. I’ll die right here and also you guys will reside with that.”
After being taken into custody, Retton was charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs. She was launched that very same day on $1,500 bond, based on on-line data.
Throughout a courtroom look final month, Retton entered a no contest plea to the first-time, non-aggravated DUI cost and was ordered to pay a $100 penalty.
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