Former U.S. nationwide goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested in a North Carolina parking lot for alleged impaired driving whereas she was together with her youngsters, officers mentioned Friday.
Winston-Salem cops apprehended Solo, who additionally goes by her married title Stevens, on Thursday in a Walmart parking lot and booked her on suspicion of impaired driving, resisting arrest and misdemeanor child abuse, authorities mentioned.
She was booked into a neighborhood jail after which launched.
“Ms. Stevens had her two children in the vehicle with her at the time of this offense,” in accordance with a police assertion. “Based on the impending prosecution, no further information will be released regarding this arrest.”
Solo, on her verified Instagram, posted a press release from legal professional Rich Nichols who prompt there are mitigating circumstances in this arrest.
“On the advice of counsel, Hope can’t speak about this situation,” according to Nichols, “but she wants everyone to know that her kids are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is more sympathetic than the initial charges suggest, and that she looks forward to her opportunity to defend these charges.”
Solo is among the nation’s most adorned soccer gamers, having led Team USA to Olympic gold medals in the 2012 and 2008 and the World Cup championship in 2015.
But her off-the-pitch habits has drawn practically as a lot consideration as her stellar play between the sticks.
She was America’s beginning keeper for the 2007 World Cup however was handed over for the beginning lineup in the semifinal match in opposition to Brazil, in favor of veteran Briana Scurry. After Brazil’s 4-0 victory, Solo unloaded on then-coach Greg Ryan, resulting in Solo’s banishment from the crew previous to that match’s third-place recreation.
After Sweden knocked out the Americans in penalties through the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio video games, Solo blasted the Swedes as “a bunch of cowards” for allegedly enjoying a hyper-defensive recreation to pressure a shootout. That outburst led to a prolonged suspension by the nation’s governing soccer physique.