When was Little People’s Matt Roloff arrested for a DUI?
MATT Roloff from Little People, Big World has been arrested twice for driving under the influence.
The charges were dropped the first time, and the second time he pleaded not guilty.
Here is more about the reality TV star and his run in with the law.
Who is Matt Roloff?
Matthew James Roloff, 58, is an American actor, author, businessman, farmer and motivational speaker.
He was born in San Francisco California and was diagnosed with diastrophic dysplasia, a degenerative dwarfism that forced him to have 15 operations as a child.
In his early career, he worked as a computer programmer in Silicon Valley and sold system software to Fortune 500 companies.
Matt has also appeared as an Ewok in the Star Wars movie “Ewok: The Battle for Endor”
He also co-founded “Direct Access Solutions,” a company that provides accessibility products for little people to the hospitality industry.
What is Little People Big World?
Little People, Big World is an American reality TV show that premiered on March 4, 2006, and airs on TLC where it is currently on its 20th season.
The show follows the life of the Matt family living on a farm near Portland, Oregon.
The 34-acre property serves as part playground and part moneymaker, and was designed by Matt, who spent the majority of his childhood in hospital.
When did he get arrested for driving under the influence?
In 2003, Matt was arrested for swerving his vehicle off the road and into a ditch, allegedly because he was driving drunk.
He agreed to enter an alcohol diversion program after being charged with driving under the influence.
Upon his completion of the program, the charges were dropped.
Consequently, in June of 2007, Matt was caught again on suspicion of driving under the influence.
He was pulled over by Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy and charged with DUI.
The officer claimed that Matt was driving outside the travel lane after leaving a bar parking lot.
Matt claimed that he had difficulty controlling the SUV because it was fitted with smaller pedal and brake extensions for his wife, and that he had dropped someone off in the bar parking lot.
A witness that was there said that the bar parking lot was a meeting spot and that he did not see Matt drinking that night.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was acquitted.
The judge dismissed the case due to jury misconduct and inability to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
What other scandal has Matt been involved in?
In 2010, Amy, Matt’s wife, claimed a building services inspector attacked her at home after she questioned his motives for sneaking onto the farm.
When Amy noticed Wheeler taking photos of her property, she allegedly approached him— but the inspector “refused to identify himself or his purpose and refused to hand over the pictures,” official papers state.
“He claimed falsely that he was properly there because he knew her husband.”
Both Amy and Matt sought $160,000, but the court judge dismissed the case.
Are Matt and Amy still together?
The couple married in 1987 and separated in March 2014.
Matt and Amy have four children together but divorced after 27 years.
They finalized their divorce in April 2016.
Recently, Matt restarted his life with girlfriend and former assistant Caryn after Amy moved out.
He also began renovating his new home in the family farm.
What is Matt doing now?
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He is currently attending to his farm with Amy, who still works at the business with him.
The farm features pumpkins, a full-size Medieval castle, a soccer field, volleyball court, a mine shaft, and tunnels.
It also opens during certain seasons and receives about 30,000 visitors annually.
