Overview
- Rycroft pleaded guilty and was sentenced under a plea agreement signed by a judge after an August 6 sentencing and a formal judicial sign-off on August 10, 2026.
- The court ordered 20 months of probation in place of 280 days in jail and required roughly $2,087 in fines and fees plus 36 hours of community service to be completed within 120 days.
- As part of supervision she must complete DWI education, submit to substance screening and evaluation, abstain from alcohol and drugs, check in monthly with the Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and allow compliance visits.
- She may only drive vehicles fitted with a camera-equipped ignition interlock device and must submit non-dilute urine tests for controlled substances if ordered by the court.
- The case traces to Rycroft’s September 2025 arrest in Tarrant County when police reported a .26 blood-alcohol reading and eight hours in custody, and court filings include a prosecutor’s claim about her reputation plus a disputed on-scene hit-and-run statement; violations of probation could lead to jail time.