Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, pleaded guilty in Texas to a felony charge of driving while intoxicated for a third or more offense, records show.
The father of the NFL star quarterback was arrested in February in Tyler on suspicion of drunken driving, according to police.
The statement comes after Patrick Mahomes Sr., a 54-year-old former Texas Rangers pitcher, was arrested in February in Tyler on suspicion of drunken driving. The arrest came just over a week before his son was scheduled to play in the Super Bowl.
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“Today, Mr. Mahomes pleaded guilty in his case pursuant to a written plea agreement,” attorney Joseph Murphy wrote in a statement to The Dallas Morning News Tuesday. “Our client is now living a sober life, and we believe the steps he has taken to improve his life helped us achieve a plea recommendation for probation.”
Mahomes Sr. is scheduled to be sentenced in a 7th District Court session on Sept. 23.
In Texas, a third or subsequent DWI offense is a third-degree felony and is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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Mahomes Sr. was arrested Feb. 3 in the 1100 block of West Gentry Parkway in Tyler on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to a Smith County arrest warrant affidavit. He had an open can of beer in his car and said he had been drinking, according to the affidavit.
Smith County records show Mahomes Sr. pleaded guilty to a DWI charge in 2018 and was sentenced to 40 days in jail. Police said he was also convicted of a DWI in South Dakota in 2008, according to his February affidavit.
Mahomes Sr., in addition to playing for the Rangers, previously played baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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