HOPE SOLO, GOALKEEPER for the United States women’s national team, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting her sister and nephew.
The 32 year-old, who plays with Seattle Reign FC in America’s National Women’s Soccer League was held without bail at a local jail and faces a mandatory court appearance next Monday.
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According to reports, Solo, an Olympic champions with the US in 2012 and a beaten World Cup finalist the previous year, was at her home and got into an argument with relatives during a family party.
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Police were called after an emergency call was made claiming Solo was ‘hitting people’ and could not be restrained.
A local lieutenant was quoted as saying:
“There was a big party going on at her house. It was an out-of control situation.”
Two years ago, Solo was involved in another incident when police arrested her then-boyfriend, former NFL player Jerramy Stevens, for allegedly assaulting her. Hours after Stevens appeared in court, the pair were married.
In recent years, Solo has become a minor celebrity in the US, owing to the women’s national team’s success. She’s appeared on hugely popular TV show Dancing with the Stars and released her autobiography in 2012.
US women's goalkeeper Hope Solo arrested after alleged domestic assault
HOPE SOLO, GOALKEEPER for the United States women’s national team, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting her sister and nephew.
The 32 year-old, who plays with Seattle Reign FC in America’s National Women’s Soccer League was held without bail at a local jail and faces a mandatory court appearance next Monday.
According to reports, Solo, an Olympic champions with the US in 2012 and a beaten World Cup finalist the previous year, was at her home and got into an argument with relatives during a family party.
Police were called after an emergency call was made claiming Solo was ‘hitting people’ and could not be restrained.
A local lieutenant was quoted as saying:
“There was a big party going on at her house. It was an out-of control situation.”
Two years ago, Solo was involved in another incident when police arrested her then-boyfriend, former NFL player Jerramy Stevens, for allegedly assaulting her. Hours after Stevens appeared in court, the pair were married.
In recent years, Solo has become a minor celebrity in the US, owing to the women’s national team’s success. She’s appeared on hugely popular TV show Dancing with the Stars and released her autobiography in 2012.
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