‘The Bachelor’s Melissa Rycroft
Told Cops She Was Hit-and-Run Victim
During Arrest, Police Say
Published
Melissa Rycroft allegedly claimed to be the sufferer of a hit-and-run earlier than cops arrested her for driving whereas intoxicated … however, they are saying a witness completely contradicted the declare.
We’ve obtained a search warrant from regulation enforcement in Tarrant County, Texas … which states officers responded to a name simply after midday on September 23 — the place they are saying they discovered Melissa standing with an off-duty firefighter and swaying.
The officer claims Melissa had “bloodshot eyes, slurred speech” and alleges she “had a slight odor of a metabolized alcoholic beverage” on her breath.
According to the docs, Melissa informed an officer she’d been hit by one other driver who then fled the scene … and, the officer says he seen injury to the suitable aspect of Rycroft’s black Cadillac Escalade in addition to injury to a tree on the aspect of the highway.
While investigating, the officer says a somebody approached claiming to have witnessed the entire thing … telling the officer he noticed the automobile swerving backwards and forwards on the highway for no cause.
The officer states the witness informed him he additionally noticed the automobile sitting at an intersection for an prolonged time frame and particularly mentioned Melissa was the “only car” concerned within the accident.
Cops say they then administered area sobriety assessments on Melissa and, primarily based on the outcomes, finally put Rycroft into the again of his police automobile. He then searched her automobile and allegedly discovered cups with “fresh droplets of colored liquid substances and spilled liquids inside the vehicle” which the officer believed to be alcohol.
Southlake PD tells us … no person was injured and there have been no different autos concerned within the crash.
We broke the story of Melissa’s arrest … she was taken into custody and booked into the native jail — although she was later launched on $1,000 bond.
Her lawyer, Bret Martin, informed us the general public wants to recollect everyone seems to be harmless till confirmed responsible — including, “It is imperative that we closely examine the circumstances of this case — including the conduct of law enforcement, the toxicology results, and the facts surrounding her arrest-before any conclusions are drawn.”
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