Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information regarding Retton’s bond. We apologize for the error.
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was arrested earlier this month in north central West Virginia on a DUI charge, court records show.
According to the West Virginia Magistrate Court system, on May 17, Mary Lou Retton, 57, was arrested in Marion County for “driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs.” She was issued a personal recognizance bond of $1,500, which she posted.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by NewsNation affiliate WBOY, Retton was pulled over after reports of someone “driving all over the roadway” heading toward downtown.
Mary Lou Retton was slurring her words, had alcohol odor: Police
When officers with the Fairmont Police Department made contact with Retton, “the odor of alcohol was emitting from her person,” and officers said she was slurring her words. Officers also noticed a “screw top container of wine” in the passenger seat of Retton’s vehicle, the complaint said.
According to the complaint, Retton showed signs of impairment on all three phases of a field sobriety test.
Olympian Mary Lou Retton had 2 perfect scores in 1984 Summer Olympics
Retton, a Fairmont, West Virginia native, made history as a gymnast for the United States, specifically during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she received two perfect 10 scores just weeks after receiving an operation on her knee.
FILE – Mary Lou Retton celebrates her balance beam score at the 1984 Olympic Games, Aug. 3, 1984 in Los Angeles.. Retton, 16, became the first American woman ever to win an individual Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. Retton continues to recuperate at home following a hospital stay for a rare form of pneumonia. She said during an interview on NBC’s “Today” show , Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, that she was initially sent home after a few days, later was placed in intensive care and almost was put on life support. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File) 
1989: Mary Lou Retton looks on. Mandatory Credit: Ken Levine /Allsport 
Mary Lou Retton at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 1, 1984. (AP Photo) 
Mary Lou Retton reacts to applause after her performance at her Olympics gymnastic event on Aug. 3, 1984 in Los Angeles. She scored a total of 79.175 to take the gold medal in individual all around competition. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis) 
FILE – In this Aug. 3, 1984, file photo, Mary Lou Retton, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women’s gymnastics individual all-around finals at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File) 
Mary Lou Retton on the balance beam March 5, 1984. (AP Photo) 
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 09: Gymnast Mary Lou Retton visits at SiriusXM Studio on August 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)
She received five medals that summer: one gold, two silver and two bronze. She also received the title of “Sportswoman of the Year” from Sports Illustrated. In 1997, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
She also made headlines in 2023 after being admitted to an Intensive Care Unit during her battle with pneumonia, prompting her daughter to set up a crowdfunding page to help pay for medical expenses. The fund raised $200,000 in a day, but received criticism from those who questioned her lack of insurance. She was released from the hospital a few weeks later.