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

Concerned member of the family in the town of Fairmont exposed they have actually not seen or spoken with the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - because her arrest in her hometown on May 17.

The lack of interaction is nothing new for the former professional athlete, according to loved ones, who say Retton hadn't even informed her household that she remained in town before her humiliating encounter with cops.

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

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

Officers noted 'the odor of alcohol' giving off from her while she remained in the chauffeur's seat of the cars and truck 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 influence of alcohol, managed substances, or drugs'.

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

Mary Lou Retton has stimulated worries for her security as family members say she has actually 'vanished' since 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 games

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

'That's families for you, it's not her finest 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 entirely to ground, without any sign of her at her household home in Fairmont or her main home, 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 leaflets littering the deck.

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

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

'She is extremely pleased 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.'
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The retired Olympian has actually spent much of her life between West Virginia and Texas, where she has been based since 2012.

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

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

Retton, who has 4 daughters, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or heard from by her loved ones in her hometown in West Virginia considering that her arrest on May 17, insiders told DailyMail.com

Retton spoke openly about her frightening health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with a rare form of pneumonia

Now it appears Retton has actually gone completely to ground, without any indication of her at her family home in Fairmont or her post-divorce residential or commercial property and main residence in Texas (envisioned) last Thursday

And while her relative in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's kids have actually remained tight lipped over the occurrence, declining to speak to the Daily Mail.

But they have been publishing puzzling inspiring religious posts describing life and mistakes 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 uncertain if the gymnastics legend will go to.

Family members are supposedly worried about the arrest, though were 'unaware' of any reason or issues regarding why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross nation trip from Texas to West Virginia.

Her older bro Donnie, 59, died in December of in 2015, with an obituary mentioning 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 throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw top container of white wine' that was in the traveler seat of her car when they approached her.

She stopped working all 3 stages of the standard field sobriety test, and declined 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, managed 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 an ask for comment by the Daily Mail.

Best known for receiving two best 10 scores at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has actually fought more health concerns over the last few years.

The decorated gymnast battled with pneumonia in 2023, which led her child to develop a crowdfunding page to help pay mounting healthcare facility expenses, raising $200,000 in simply a day.

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

'They didn't should have that,' Retton stated in May when inquired about the backlash her daughters received.

'They were simply trying to look after me. I do not care about the cynics. There are trolls everywhere. 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, physicians briefly feared for her life as her daughters delivered what they thought would be their last farewell to their mom.

Retton's child, Shayla Schrepfer, 30, was spotted out and about in Texas, however decreased to comment on her mom's arrest or location

Retton posturing with her child McKenna Kelley at the NCAA championships 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 effectively recuperate from the damage to her lungs.

'It's been really hard,' she stated in an emotional 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 humiliating.'

Retton believes she recuperated from the frightening experience as 'God wasn't all set' for her yet, despite admitting that she is exceptionally lucky to still live.

'Girl, I ought to be dead,' she included. 'The medical professionals told them [children] to come to state their goodbyes.

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

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

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

Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman 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 an uncommon form of pneumonia in late 2023, triggering her daughters set up a SpotFund account that raised $500,000 in contributions

Last year, the mom-of-four drew criticism after declaring to have no medical insurance and asking for monetary support from the public when she was struck down with an uncommon type of pneumonia, regardless of 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 a rare type of pneumonia and why her family resorted to pleading for money online to bail her out.

Court documents 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 showed that Retton received 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 proceeds from the sale of two homes, one in Houston and the other in Fairmont, West Virginia, which again were to be 50/50.

Nor were the proceeds from a claim in which she took legal action against Indiana-based medical business Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that went incorrect.

It is not known just how much she got but others who sued the company in similar circumstances navigated $2million each.

Retton discovered immediate fame 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 woman to win an Olympic individual all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.