Court records have revealed that former England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney got arrested for swearing in public and intoxication on 16 December at Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office confirmed yesterday that Rooney had been taken into custody where he got charged and later paid a $25 fine and a further $91 in costs.
Rooney’s spokesperson has since claimed the 33-year-old was feeling “disorientated” after taking sleeping tablets on his flight to Virginia from Saudi Arabia, where he was attending the Riyadh Formula E Grand Prix, saying:
“Wayne would like to put on record his appreciation for the manner he was treated by all involved.”
Rooney’s current club DC United have subsequently released a statement insisting that the they will handle the incident internally due to it being a private matter:
“We are aware of news reports indicating that Wayne Rooney was arrested in December. We understand the media’s interest in this matter but believe this is a private matter for Wayne that D.C. United will handle internally. We have no further comment”.
The news comes 15 months after the former England and Manchester United captain was arrested in Cheshire in September 2017 for driving under the influence for which he received a two-year driving ban.
Article sourced from Independent
