Hope Solo: Drama in the parking lot – US soccer icon behind bars again

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Dhe US soccer icon Hope Solo has gotten into trouble with the law again. According to a report by the celebrity portal “tmz”, the former national goalkeeper was temporarily arrested.

According to the report, the police operation is said to have taken place in a parking lot in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to the court documents, the three-time Olympic champion was observed by a passer-by sitting asleep or passed out at the wheel for more than an hour with the engine running. It is said that their twins, who have just turned two, were sitting in the back seat of the car.

An officer who was called noticed the smell of alcohol on her. She is said to have subsequently refused an alcohol test, after which a blood sample was taken from her.

The 40-year-old is said to have been arrested by the police unit. According to official information, the reasons for the arrest were driving despite being unfit to drive, resisting a police officer and violating the duty of supervision called. Solo has since been released and is at home with her family. On June 28, she is to answer for this before a court.

“Hope Solo is pleased to defend himself against these allegations”

Rich Nichols, attorney for her husband and former NFL pro Jerramy Stevens, said in a statement: “Following legal advice, Hope is unable to speak about the incident at this time. But she wants to stress that her children are her life, that she was released immediately and is now at home with her family, that the story is not as bad as the allegations suggest and that she is looking forward to the opportunity to defend against these allegations.”

It’s certainly not the first time the former top goalkeeper, who won the 2015 World Cup with USA, has been behind bars. Solo has already been arrested for domestic violence. She was arrested in 2014 for allegedly assaulting her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew at a family gathering. The case was later dismissed, with Solo saying she acted in self-defense. She is said to have said to the police officer, apparently drunk, “You’re afraid of me because you know that without handcuffs I would spank you.” When she was asked to take off a necklace, Solo said it was worth more than her annual salary of the policeman.

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