Rooney explains his arrest

Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has explained how he got arrested at Dulles Airport on December 16th, 2017 for intoxication.

Through his spokesperson, Rooney said he took prescribed sleeping tablets and alcohol on the flight before he was arrested on December 16 following a ‘public intoxication incident’, it has emerged. Rooney was also fined $25 and had to pay $91 costs for the misdemeanour.

“Wayne Rooney was arrested and detained at Dulles airport following a long flight from Saudi Arabia after a one-day promotional business trip. During the flight, Wayne took a prescribed amount of sleeping tablets mixed with some alcohol consumption and consequently was disorientated on arrival.

“He was approached by police who arrested him on a minor misdemeanour charge. He received a statutory automatic fine and was released shortly afterwards at the airport. The matter is now at an end. Wayne would like to put on record his appreciation for the manner he was treated by all involved. No further comment will be made.” the spokesperson said.

“He [Rooney] was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Centre on December 16 2018, on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police. He was later released on a personal recognisance bond,” a spokesman for Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said concerning the incident.

This is not the first time Rooney is getting himself on the wrong side of the law on similar grounds. In September 2017, he admitted on drink-driving charges after he was arrested overspeeding a woman’s car. He was banned from driving for two years in addition to unpaid community work.

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