Melissa Rycroft’s mug shot has been launched following her arrest for allegedly driving while intoxicated final month.
Within the photograph, which Us Weekly obtained on Friday, October 3, the previous Bachelor star, 42, regarded raveled as she stood in entrance of a teal background.
Rycroft’s eyes are puffy in the mugshot, and her brown hair is pulled over to 1 facet. Her face can be pink.
The photograph was made public after information broke that Rycroft was arrested on September 23 in Texas for a DWI. TMZ reported that Rycroft was launched on bond eight hours after she posted a $1,000 bail and promised to seem in court docket.
Rycroft allegedly informed officers on the time {that a} driver hit her automotive and fled the scene, however an eyewitness allegedly contradicted her report, based on a search warrant obtained by the outlet. The eyewitness alleged that Rycroft’s automotive was the one one concerned within the incident.
Tarrant County police, in the meantime, claimed that Rycroft had “bloodshot eyes” and “slurred speech” whereas she stood subsequent to an off-duty firefighter on the scene.

“I need to remind the general public of the elemental principle of our justice system … each particular person is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible,” Rycroft’s legal professional, Bret Martin, informed TMZ in a press release on Friday. “We, as a society, have gotten fully away from this elementary idea. My consumer was arrested on the allegation of Driving Whereas Intoxicated. An arrest isn’t any indication of guilt.”
The assertion continued, “It’s crucial that we intently study the circumstances of this case — together with the conduct of regulation enforcement, the toxicology outcomes, and the details surrounding her arrest — earlier than any conclusions are drawn. We respectfully request that the media and the general public enable the authorized course of to unfold, and withhold any judgment in any respect until all of the evidence has been correctly analyzed and offered in a court docket of regulation.”
Rycroft has not publicly addressed her arrest. Us Weekly has reached out for remark.
Rycroft’s hassle with the regulation comes greater than 15 years after she rose to fame on season 13 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2009. Rycroft gained the season, profitable Jason Mesnick’s closing rose, however he later dumped her for runner-up Molly Mesnick. (Jason, 49, and Molly, 41, have been married since 2010.)
Following her break up from Jason, Rycroft discovered love with former boyfriend Tye Strickland, whom she wed in December 2009. The pair went on to welcome three youngsters, daughter Ava, 14, and sons Beckett, 11, and Cayson, 9.
Rycroft, who’s a former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2020, that she and Strickland are proud of their household of 5.
“The issue is, we’re to this point out of the new child stage now,” she informed Us when requested whether or not they wished to broaden their brood. “My youngest is 4, and he’s the oldest child that I’ve ever had in the home. I’m like, I don’t know if I might return to the sleepless nights and the bassinet and the child provider.”
Rycroft added: “It’s type of gotten to a degree the place they’re all type of self-sufficient. They will play within the playroom, and I’m not frightened about someone dying. You realize, life is good. … I put a decade of my life into that interval. And now I’ve earned the reward.”
If you happen to or somebody you understand is battling substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).