Patrick Mahomes Sr Father to Chiefs Patrick Mahomes.Photo:David Eulitt/Getty
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Patrick Mahomes Sr.has been formally indicted for a felony drunk-driving charge following an incident in Texas just one week before his son, Patrick Mahomes, led the Kansas City Chiefs to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Mahomes Sr., 53, was arrested on suspicion of a DWI on Feb. 3 and booked in the Smith County Jail, according to courtrecords.
Mahomes Sr. has faced two prior DWI charges.
According toBleacher Report, he was charged with public intoxication in 2016 during a game between TCU and Texas Tech, his son’s alma mater.
Patrick Mahomes Sr Father to Chiefs Patrick Mahomes, Arrested on Suspicion of DWI in Texas.Tyler Police Department
Tyler Police Department
He was also charged with a DWI offense in 2018. He pled guilty and served 40 days in a county jail, per Bleacher Report.
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Mahomes Sr. shares sons Patrick, 28, andJackson Mahomeswith ex-wifeRandi Martin. He is also dad to Zoe Mahomes, his daughter from a relationship with Anika Cooper following his split with Martin.
Patrick Mahomes Sr Father to Chiefs Patrick Mahomes.David Eulitt/Getty
The Feb. 3 arrest came just one week before Patrick and the Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl. The 2024 victory was the quarterback’s third NFL championship in five years.
Patrick was asked about his father’s arrestduring press conferences ahead of the Super Bowl, and shared that Mahomes Sr. was “doing good.”
“He’s doing good,” Patrick said Feb. 5. “I don’t really want to get into it too much, but he’s doing good for whatever the situation is.”
He added, “It’s a family matter. I’ll just keep it to the family, and that’s all I really have to say at this point.”
Mahomes Sr. was an MLB pitcher from 1992 to 2003. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburg Pirates.
He also earned himself a spot in theSioux Falls Canaries Hall of Fame, and he is currently the host ofThe Big Mahomes Show, a weekly podcast that “pulls the curtain back on professional sports with coverage of all things sports,” according to the series' Instagrampage.
source: people.com
