WASHINGTON — Retired Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton was arrested earlier this month on a DUI charge in her home state of West Virginia, according to court records.

Court records indicate Retton, 57, was arrested on May 17 and charged with one count of driving under the influence of alcohol or another controlled substance. Magistrate court records show the charge is a misdemeanor.

Her arrest records show the Olympic champion was released on bail after posting a $1,500 bond.

Retton is a household name for longtime Olympic fans. She won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles for the individual all-around competition, and brought home another two silver and two bronze medals for Team USA that year.

The gold medal notched Retton's place in history as the first American

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