{"id":43254,"date":"2026-08-13T14:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43254"},"modified":"2026-08-13T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:40:14","slug":"melissa-rycroft-pleads-guilty-after-dwi-arrest-avoids-jail-time-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43254","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Rycroft Pleads Guilty After DWI Arrest, Avoids Jail Time | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2264639\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-rycroft-sentenced-after-dwi-arrest-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Melissa Rycroft avoids jail time after DWI arrest\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-rycroft-sentenced-after-dwi-arrest-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-rycroft-sentenced-after-dwi-arrest-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-cf-ratio=\"788x444\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/melissa-rycroft\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Melissa Rycroft<\/strong><\/a> has pleaded guilty following her arrest last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 43-year-old <em>The Bachelor<\/em> alum was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/10\/02\/the-bachelor-alum-melissa-rycroft-arrested-for-dwi-in-dallas-area\/\">arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) <\/a>in September 2025 in the Dallas\/Forth Worth area in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly a year later, <strong>Melissa<\/strong> pleaded guilty to the DWI charge and was sentenced on August 6, according to court documents obtained by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/melissa-rycroft-avoids-jail-time-for-dwi-arrest-plea-details\/\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>. The judge signed off on her plea deal on Monday, August 10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rycroft-sentenced.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rycroft-sentenced-788x905.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Rycroft avoids jail time after DWI arrest\" class=\"wp-image-2264654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rycroft-sentenced-788x905.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rycroft-sentenced-428x492.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge pss-trigger__badge--top-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Melissa<\/strong> has agreed to 20 months of probation instead of serving 280 days in jail. She was also ordered to pay roughly $2,000 in fines and additional court fees. The judge ordered the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader to complete 36 hours of community service, which she must fulfill within 120 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, <strong>Melissa<\/strong> has to take a DWI education course and undergo a substance abuse evaluation. She\u2019s also only allowed to drive if her vehicle is equipped with a camera-enabled ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She agreed to commit no offense and \u201cabstain from illegal use, possession, or sale of controlled substances, marijuana or cannabinoids,\u201d following her DWI. She can\u2019t \u201cconsume or possess any alcoholic beverages\u201d in agreement with the deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-sentence.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-sentence-788x1145.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Rycroft avoids jail time after DWI arrest\" class=\"wp-image-2264655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-sentence-788x1145.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-sentence-428x622.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge pss-trigger__badge--top-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also has to check in with the Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) in Texas on a monthly basis and must allow the supervision officer to visit her home or at another location \u201cat any time\u201d and provide proof of employment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should her employment status change or she and husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tye-strickland\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Tye Strickland<\/strong><\/a> move, <strong>Melissa<\/strong> has to inform her supervisor immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <strong>Melissa<\/strong> was given a plea deal, she has no right to appeal the stipulations outlined in the court docs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after her arrest, <strong>Melissa<\/strong> released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/10\/07\/melissa-rycroft-speaks-out-after-dui-arrest-admits-shes-struggling\/\">message about how she\u2019s \u201cstruggling.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/melissa-rycroft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Melissa Rycroft<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Melissa Rycroft has pleaded guilty following her arrest last year. The 43-year-old The Bachelor alum was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in September 2025 in the Dallas\/Forth Worth area in Texas. Nearly a year later, Melissa pleaded guilty to the DWI charge and was sentenced on August 6, according to court documents&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/melissa-rycroft-sentenced-after-dwi-arrest-1200x675.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}