The Bachelor Alum Melissa Rycroft Learns Her Fate After DWI Arrest

Photo credit: melrystrick - Instagram Melissa Rycroft has confessed to drunk driving nearly a year after she was arrested. The 43-year-old former "Dancing With the Stars" champion managed to avoid jail time by striking a deal with law enforcement. Melissa Rycroft avoids 280 days in jail with 20-month probation deal According to Us, Rycroft pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, and a judge signed off on the plea deal on August 10, 2026. Court documents show that she was sentenced to 20 months of probation instead of 280 days in jail. She was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. The . . .