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Melissa Rycroft has been arrested on suspicion of DWI, her second in a year, in Texas.
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The TV host, dancer, and winner of DWTSseason 15 was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving with an invalid license on a prior conviction, and collision causing damage to a vehicle.
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Rycroft was arrested for a suspected DWI in September 2025. She pleaded guilty to the charge in August, agreeing to serve 20 months of probation and pay a fee.
Melissa Rycroftis facing her second DWI charge in the span of a year.
The TV host, dancer, and alum of both The Bachelorand Dancing With the Starswas arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Sunday in Texas. Just this past August, she pleaded guilty to a previous DWI charge from September 2025 and agreed to serve 20 months of probation.
According to Tarrant County Jail records viewed by Entertainment Weekly, Rycroft was arrested by officers from the Southlake Police Department — the same agency that booked her for the 2025 offense. Rycroft’s latest charges include second-degree driving while intoxicated; driving with a prior conviction or suspension without financial responsibility, and collision causing damage to a vehicle greater than or equal to $200.
EW reached out to Rycroft’s attorney, who declined to make a statement at this time, as well as Tarrant County P.D.
Tarrant County Jail records indicate that Rycroft has not yet posted bail, which was set at $9,000. She is currently in custody at Tarrant County Corrections Center in Fort Worth.
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Following her 2025 arrest for DWI, Rycroft’s attorney Bret Martin told EW: “I want to remind the public of the fundamental principle of our justice system… every individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty. We, as a society, have gotten completely away from this fundamental concept. My client was arrested on the allegation of driving while intoxicated. An arrest is no indication of guilt.”
Weeks later, Rycroft noted in a reply to a comment on one of her Instagram posts that, “Life really sucks right now and I’m struggling, but I’m trying to march forward.”
Rycroft pleaded guilty to the driving while intoxicated charge in August, agreeing to a 20-month probation sentence and avoiding 280 days in jail. She was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and additional court fees, including a “trauma fine,” bringing her total to $2,087.
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