US EditionMary Lou Retton’s DUI Arrest Captured In Newly Released Bodycam Footage
MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, JUL 08 – Retton accepted a no-contest plea and paid a $100 fine for a first-time DUI after being found with an open wine bottle and failing sobriety tests, officials said.
- Mary Lou Retton, a 57-year-old five-time Olympic medalist, was arrested for DUI in Marion County, West Virginia, on May 17, 2025.
- The arrest followed police reports of Retton driving erratically in a Porsche with Texas plates, leading to a traffic stop and sobriety tests.
- Bodycam footage shows Retton failing three field sobriety tests while exhibiting slurred speech, smelling of alcohol, and pleading to get her nails done.
- During the incident, Retton declared herself "West Virginia's first daughter" and emotionally stated that she would face the consequences alone, while others would have to deal with the aftermath; she subsequently entered a no-contest plea and was fined $100.
- Retton took full responsibility in a June 10 statement expressing regret, and her arrest highlighted ongoing personal challenges after a 2023 pneumonia hospitalization requiring ICU care.
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Bodycam footage shows DUI arrest of former Olympian Mary Lou Retton
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Nearly a month after former Olympian Mary Lou Retton pleaded no contest to a charge of driving under the influence, police in Fairmont, West Virginia, have released the bodycam footage of the May arrest. Mary Lou Retton-Kelly (Via Fairmont Police) In a criminal complaint previously obtained by Nexstar's WBOY, officers said that Retton, also known as Retton-Kelly, was "driving all over the roadway" heading toward downtow…
Bodycam footage of Mary Lou Retton DUI arrest
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — After pleading no contest in the case nearly a month ago, the Fairmont Police Department has released the bodycam footage of Mary Lou Retton's DUI arrest back in May. Mary Lou Retton-Kelly In a criminal complaint previously obtained by Nexstar's WBOY 12 News, officers said that Retton, also known as Retton-Kelly, was "driving all over the roadway" heading toward downtown Fairmont before officers pulled her over in the p…
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Mary Lou Retton says she’s ‘West Virginia’s first daughter’ in bodycam video from arrest
Newly released bodycam footage of Mary Lou Retton’s recent DUI arrest shows the five-time Olympic medalist attempting to use her star status to avoid being detained, at one point telling police that she’s “West Virginia’s first daughter.” Retton, who was nabbed on a DUI charge on May 17 in Marion County, W.Va., appears dazed, distressed and disheveled throughout the lengthy clip, released by Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday. Retton was initially…
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