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

Concerned family members in the little town of Fairmont exposed they have not seen or spoken with the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - considering that her arrest in her home town on May 17.

The lack of interaction is absolutely nothing new for the former athlete, according to family members, who state Retton had not even informed her household that she remained in town before her embarrassing encounter with cops.

Last week, the Daily Mail solely exposed that Retton was captured 'slurring her words' with a 'screw leading' bottle of red wine in the traveler seat while she lagged the wheel of her Porsche.

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

Officers noted '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 failed all three stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under influence of alcohol, controlled compounds, or drugs'.

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

Mary Lou Retton has actually stimulated worries for her security as family members state she has 'disappeared' considering that her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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

'They don't actually talk much, she moved away. She never called them to inform them that she was coming back, they only discovered out after the arrest.

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

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

Exclusive Daily Mail photos show her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with packages and leaflets littering the porch.

Neighbors state they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past 2 weeks, including that Retton mostly keeps to herself in the gated compound.

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

'She is really pleased of all of the assistance she has received,' he added. 'Mary Lou will release a statement at the appropriate time. Until then, please respect her privacy.'

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

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

According to social networks, Retton and her four children have a very close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in a minimum of 6 months.

Retton, who has four daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or spoken with by her relatives in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, insiders told DailyMail.com

Retton spoke openly about her terrifying health battle after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual kind of pneumonia

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

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

But they have actually been publishing cryptic inspiring religious posts explaining life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social networks.

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

Relative are apparently concerned about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any reason or problems regarding why Retton could have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation trip from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older bro Donnie, 59, passed away in December of last year, with an obituary specifying there was 'no visitation or funeral services'.

Court records reveal that an attorney representing Retton appeared alone at a hearing on May 27, to submit a movement for discovery.

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

She stopped working all 3 phases of the basic field sobriety test, and refused a roadside initial breath test, in addition to 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 posting a $1,500 bond. Representatives for Retton are yet to address the arrest.

A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not instantly react to a request for remark 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 fought more health problems in recent years.

The decorated gymnast had problem with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to produce a crowdfunding page to help pay installing medical facility expenses, raising $200,000 in just a day.

But the household 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 said in May when inquired about the reaction her children received.

'They were simply attempting to take care of me. I don't care about the cynics. There are trolls all over. It's what makes us America. Everybody's got a viewpoint, however it is what it is.'

While there was a delighted ending for Retton in 2023, doctors quickly 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 identified out and about in Texas, however decreased to comment on her mom's arrest or whereabouts

Retton posing with her child 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 developer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They separated in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never correctly recuperate from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been truly 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 taken away from me. It's embarrassing.'

Retton thinks she recovered from the terrifying ordeal as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, regardless of confessing that she is exceptionally lucky to still be alive.

'Girl, I need to be dead,' she added. 'The doctors informed them [daughters] to come to state their farewells.

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

'I didn't have much of a relationship with my mother, but I can't picture what that was like, to watch their mother on her deathbed.'

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

Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win a specific all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in medical facility with an unusual kind of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering 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 medical insurance and requesting for monetary assistance from the general public when she was struck down with an uncommon form of pneumonia, despite having actually received a $2million settlement from her divorce

The revelations cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance coverage when she was struck down with an unusual form of pneumonia and why her household turned to pleading 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 division accepted by the court showed that Retton got cash and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley divided their assets down the middle after 28 years of marriage.

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

Nor were the proceeds from a suit in which she sued Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that failed.

It is not understood just how much she got however others who took legal action against the business in similar circumstances got around $2million each.

Retton found instant popularity as a 16-year-old when she won her medals at the 1984 Los Angeles games.

She became the very first American lady to win an Olympic individual gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.
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