The once great US soccer goaltender Hope Solo was arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest in North Carolina, and police say her two-year-old twins were in the vehicle when she was pulled over.
She was being processed at Forsyth County jail, according to TMZ.
Solo’s attorney, Rich Nichols, gave a statement to TMZ about her arrest: ‘On the advice of counsel, Hope can’t speak about this situation, 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.’
She has several previous arrests, including a 2014 incident in which she allegedly had a physical confrontation with her nephew. However, those charges were ultimately dismissed due to a lack of cooperation from the boy, a 17-year-old standing 6-foot-9, and his mother, Solo’s half sister.
Solo married former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in 2012. He was arrested just before their wedding for investigation of assault after a disturbance involving Solo, but he was not charged. What a mess.
She gave birth to the couple’s twins in 2020.
