Mary Lou Retton Arrest Video
Olympian Informed Cops …
‘I am West Virginia’s First Daughter!’
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Newly launched police video reveals Mary Lou Retton flaunted her movie star standing throughout her arrest earlier this yr … at one level yelling to officers, “I am West Virginia’s First Daughter!”
The run-in with the Fairmont Metropolis Police Division came about in Marion County, W.V., again on Could 17 … after authorities stated she was driving recklessly.
An incident report said throughout a site visitors cease, cops smelled booze on her particular person … and famous she was slurring her phrases. It added “a screw prime container of wine” was seen in her passenger seat as nicely.
In physique cam footage from the scene that was simply launched Tuesday, you possibly can see Retton — a Fairmont, W.V. native — appeared agitated to be detained from the get-go … continuously asking officers if she actually needed to carry out the sphere sobriety exams.
She appeared to fail all of them … though throughout one which required her to stability on one leg, she stated she ought to be capable of cross it as a result of she’s “an Olympic gold medalist!”
Retton — who was coping with an oxygen tank and masks all through the encounter with police — was finally positioned in handcuffs after she refused to take breathalyzer exams … and from that time on, she appeared to query if it was all obligatory.
She was heard repeatedly saying “wow,” whereas calling the scenario “unbelievable.” Whereas on the station, she questioned out loud if the cops knew who she was.
“I am West Virginia’s First Daughter!” she stated.
Contained in the station, Retton sobbed — whereas calling cops “horrible.” She additionally argued with personnel about her oxygen consumption, and said she would “die right here.”
Retton was finally hit with one depend of DUI over the incident — although court docket information present she pleaded no contest to a first-time, non-aggravated DUI cost … and was ordered to pay a $100 nice.
Following the case’s disposition, she stated in an announcement, “I take full duty for my actions. What occurred was utterly unacceptable. I make no excuses. To my household, mates and my followers: I’ve allow you to down, and for that I’m deeply sorry.”
The 57-year-old went on to say she’s “decided to be taught and develop from this expertise, and I’m dedicated to creating constructive adjustments in my life.”