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

Concerned relative in the town of Fairmont revealed they have actually not seen or heard from the Olympic gold medalist, 57 - who is based in Texas - given that her arrest in her hometown on May 17.

The absence of interaction is absolutely nothing brand-new for the former athlete, according to family members, who state Retton hadn't 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 top' bottle of 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 roadway'.

Officers kept in mind 'the smell of alcohol' giving off from her while she remained in the motorist's seat of the car while it was still running, according to court records.

She failed all 3 stages of the basic field sobriety test and was charged in Marion County for 'driving under impact of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs'.

An inside source stated in the wake of her arrest: 'Her household had no concept she was here at all, they learnt about the arrest when everybody else did.

Mary Lou Retton has triggered fears for her safety as relative say she has actually 'vanished' since her DWI arrest in West Virginia last month

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

'They don't truly talk much, she moved away. She never called them to tell them that she was returning, they just learnt after the arrest.

'That's households for you, it's not her finest choice. Families resemble that, there wasn't a falling out - they simply have not spoken in a while'.

Now it appears Retton has gone totally to ground, without any indication of her at her family home in Fairmont or her main home, her post-divorce residential or commercial property in Texas.

Exclusive Daily Mail images reveal her $550,000 home in Boerne, Kendall County, looking deserted, with plans and leaflets cluttering the deck.

Neighbors say they have actually not seen her at the residential or commercial property in the past two weeks, adding that Retton primarily keeps to herself in the gated compound.

After Daily Mail reached out to her daughters on Thursday, her attorney Edmund J. Rollo issued a statement on Tuesday, saying the star remained in 'great spirits.'

'She is very pleased of all of the assistance she has gotten,' he included. 'Mary Lou will release a declaration at the proper time. Until then, please regard her privacy.'

The retired Olympian has invested much of her life between West Virginia and Texas, where she has been based considering that 2012.

She was wed 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 really close relationship, though she has actually not appeared in her children's Instagram posts in at least six months.

Retton, who has 4 children, Skyla, 24, Emma, turning 23, Shayla, 30, and McKenna, 28, has actually not been seen or spoken with by her family members in her hometown in West Virginia since her arrest on May 17, experts informed DailyMail.com

Retton spoke publicly about her frightening health fight after she was hospitalized in October 2023 with an unusual kind of pneumonia

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

And while her family members in West Virginia have shared their shock at her arrest, Retton's children have actually stayed tight lipped over the event, decreasing to talk with the Daily Mail.

But they have been publishing cryptic inspirational spiritual posts describing life and mistakes as 'God's will' on their social networks.

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

Member of the family are supposedly concerned about the arrest, though were 'uninformed' of any factor or issues regarding why Retton might have driven the 1,500 mile cross country journey 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 motion for discovery.

Officers noted throughout her arrest that she had a 'screw leading container of red wine' that remained in the passenger seat of her cars and truck when they approached her.

She stopped working all 3 stages 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, 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 deal with the arrest.

A legal representative representing Retton based in Morgantown, West Virginia, did not right away react to an ask for remark by the Daily Mail.

Best known for receiving 2 best 10 ratings at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics weeks after a knee operation, Retton has battled more health concerns recently.

The embellished gymnast battled with pneumonia in 2023, which led her daughter to create a crowdfunding page to help pay mounting hospital bills, raising $200,000 in simply a day.

But the family soon drew criticism after declining to clarify where the contributions would be going, while Retton's claim to not have insurance was likewise questioned by some.

'They didn't be worthy of that,' Retton stated in May when inquired about the reaction her children got.

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

While there was a delighted ending for Retton in 2023, physicians quickly feared for her life as her daughters provided what they thought would be their final farewell to their mom.

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 posturing with her daughter 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 designer Shannon Kelley (center) in Houston, Texas in 1990. They divorced in 2018

Even now, Retton fears she will never ever effectively recover 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 life time of healing.

'My physicality was the only thing I had and it was taken away from me. It's awkward.'

Retton thinks she recuperated from the terrifying ordeal as 'God wasn't ready' for her yet, in spite of confessing that she is incredibly lucky to still live.

'Girl, I should be dead,' she included. 'The medical professionals informed them [daughters] to come to state their farewells.

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

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

Her heath concerns followed DailyMail.com exposed that she was also anticipated to collect around $2million more in settlement after a legal spat with the manufacturer of her two metal hip replacements.

Mary Lou Retton ended up being the very first American lady to win a specific all-around gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. The now-retired gymnast was left defending her life in hospital with a rare form of pneumonia in late 2023, prompting 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 monetary support from the general public when she was struck down with an unusual type of pneumonia, despite having gotten a $2million settlement from her divorce

The discoveries cast more doubt on why the five-time gold medal winner had no health insurance when she was overruled with an uncommon kind of pneumonia and why her family resorted to pleading for cash online to bail her out.

Court documents submitted in Houston that showed she had a small fortune following her divorce from Shannon Kelley.

The residential or commercial property department accepted by the court revealed that Retton got money and residential or commercial property worth $1,950,597 as she and Kelley split their possessions down the middle after 28 years of marital relationship.

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

Nor were the earnings from a suit in which she sued Indiana-based medical company Biomet Recovery over two hip replacements that went incorrect.

It is not known just how much she received but others who sued the business in comparable circumstances got around $2million each.

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

She ended up being the very first American lady to win an Olympic individual well-rounded gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo.