Hope Solo has recently been arrested in North Carolina on DWI charges. Scroll below to learn more about the athlete and what happened to her.
Hope Solo is a well-known athlete who became one of the top goalies in soccer during her college years at the University of Washington. Back in 2008, she helped the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team to win the gold medal in the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Followingly, after four years, she was part of the Summer Games in London which her team won. She eventually ended her time with the national team ended after controversial comments during the 2016 Olympics.
Solo had also filed a lawsuit against U.S. Soccer over unequal payment between female and male players. Recently, she has found herself in a legal problem after the authorities found her an alleged DWI.
What Happened To Hope Solo? Charge & Kids Update
Hope Solo is the former goalie for the US Women’s National Team. She was arrested for the alleged charges of DWI in North Carolina on Thursday.
She is currently processed in the Forsyth County jail. TMZ reported that she had two young kids in the vehicle during the time of the alleged DWI. It is not sure if the kids are her own kids that she shares with former NFL tight end, Jerramy Stevens.
DWI refers to driving while intoxicated or impaired which is a more serious crime than DUI. As per the reports, police took her into custody in the parking lot of a Walmart in Winston-Salem.
As per her lawyer Rich Nicols, Solo can’t make an official announcement at the time. However, she wants her fans to know that her children are her life.
Furthermore, the statement also reads that she is out of custody at the time and is with her family. This is not the first time, she has been in legal trouble.
Back in 2014, she was arrested in a domestic violence incident with her sister and her nephew in Washington state. The charges were later dropped after a lengthy process in 2018.
Where Does Hope Solo Family Live?
Hope Solo is married to her husband Jerramy Stevens with who she has a happy family of four. The couple together has twins Lozen Orianna Judith Stevens and Vittorio Genghis Stevens.
Solo was born to her parents Judy Lynn (née Shaw) and Jeffrey Solo on July 30, 1981, in Richland, Washington. Growing up she had a mother as her father an Italian-American Vietnam War veteran and was in and out of her life.
She later lived with her mom after she divorced her father. Solo remembered the time she and her brother went to a baseball game in the nearby city with their dad.
Though she initially thought it was a vacation, things unfolded when the police arrested him for kidnapping. During her college days, she reconnected with her dad and has maintained a close relationship ever since.
Was Hope Solo Arrested?
As per the news, Hope Solo was arrested in North Carolina on Thursday. In her recent post, she has mentioned that she is out of custody and is with her family.
The whereabouts of the case have yet to come as she can’t release any statements due to legal reasons.