“The Bachelor” alum Melissa Rycroft arrested on suspicion of DUI in Texas

Actuality TV persona Melissa Rycroft was arrested on suspicion of driving whereas intoxicated final month in Texas.

Rycroft, finest identified for her appearances on The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars, was booked within the Southlake space in Tarrant County on Sept. 24, in keeping with arrest information reviewed by Leisure Weekly.

She was launched on a $1,000 bond with a promise to look in courtroom, in keeping with TMZ, which was the primary to report the information.

Tarrant County police didn't instantly reply to EW's request for touch upon Friday.

In an announcement, Rycroft's legal professional, Bret Martin, instructed EW, "I wish to remind the general public of the elemental precept of our justice system… each particular person is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible./ We, as a society, have gotten fully away from this elementary idea. My shopper was arrested on the allegation of driving whereas intoxicated. An arrest isn’t any indication of guilt."

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"It’s crucial that we carefully look at the circumstances of this case — together with the conduct of regulation enforcement, the toxicology outcomes, and the info surrounding her arrest — earlier than any conclusions are drawn," Martin added. "We respectfully request that the media and the general public permit the authorized course of to unfold and withhold any judgment in any respect till the entire proof has been correctly analyzed and introduced in a courtroom of regulation."

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Rycroft made her Bachelor Nation debut on season 13 of The Bachelor in 2009, profitable the center of single father Jason Mesnick by the tip of the season. Mesnick proposed earlier than famously breaking issues off to as a substitute pursue his now-wife, runner-up Molly Malaney.

A former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Rycroft additionally appeared all through CMT's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Workforce. She additionally competed on Dancing With the Stars for season 8 in 2009 and once more for the superstar season 15 in 2012, taking dwelling the trophy for the present's first all-star season.

She is married to insurance coverage dealer and fellow actuality persona Tye Strickland. The duo headlined their very own short-lived actuality present Melissa & Tye again in 2012 for CMT.

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