Hope Solo has recently made some news. She pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, but she was also charged with child abuse as well as misdemeanor driving while under the influence. She has since been suspended from the Women's National Team. Hope has been involved with scandals in the past. Hope was arrested in a Walmart parking area in 2016 after she was charged for Dwi and child cruelty. Read about Hope's latest arrest in the news below.
Hope Solo pleads guilty in the case of driving while impaired
U.S. soccer star Hope Solo has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Forsyth County's judge sentenced Hope Solo to suspended sentences, active sentences of 30 days, and substance abuse assessments. Solo received credit from the judge for the time she spent in rehab. The penalty includes a $2,500 fine, and the requirement to submit to a substance abuse evaluation.
In a Walmart parking space, she was arrested
Hope Solo, a mother of two, has been featured in several news stories following her arrest at the Walmart parking lot near Winston-Salem in North Carolina. The mother of two children was arrested for driving under the influence and resisting police. She was also charged for misdemeanor child abuse. Hope Solo was seen lying on the driver's side seat by a witness. The officers pulled Solo over. Solo and her two children, who were both asleep in the backseat, witnessed the incident.
She was charged in misdemeanor child abuse
Former U.S. Women's National Soccer Team goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI), resisting arrest and misdemeanor child abuse. After further investigation, it became clear that Solo was also facing misdemeanor child cruelty charges. Solo's involvement in domestic violence was one of the reasons Solo was charged by police.
In 2016, she was suspended from Women's National Team
Former U.S. Women's National Team member Hope Solo was suspended for 30 days from the team in 2016 after being arrested on two counts of domestic violence in 2014. This was caused by an altercation with her half sister and her 17 year-old nephew. In February, she will be eligible to play again for the USWNT. Solo was previously reported to be suffering from a drinking problem. Solo was also reported to have been drunk while driving in a U.S. soccer truck.
She has been in several encounters with law enforcement
Hope Solo, a former soccer star, has had many run-ins and tussles with the law. In 2014, she was charged with assault and two misdemeanors. She pleaded not guilty to the charges, but they were ultimately dismissed because of procedural violations. Kirkland dropped domestic abuse charges against Solo earlier in the year. Meanwhile, Solo denied all accusations.