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Patrick Mahomes’ father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., is back in prison after allegedly violating his probation by drinking alcohol, according to multiple reports. Mahomes Sr. was booked into the Smith County Jail on Tuesday.
The father is currently serving five years of probation for DUI in February 2024. Mahomes Sr. was arrested on February 3, 2024 in Tyler, Texas after he was pulled over with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.23.
He was sentenced to probation in September. If he fails his probation, he faces 10 years in prison.
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Pat Mahomes Sr. was arrested for DWI in Texas. (Smith County Jail/Getty Images)
In video police footage of the incident in 2024, obtained by TMZMahomes Sr. pleaded. the officers while he was handcuffed and mentioned his son’s name several times.
“May I say one thing?” Mahomes Sr. began. “My son is getting ready to play in the Super Bowl.”
Mahomes Sr. admitted he had “had a few drinks” before, citing concerns about how the arrest could hurt his son and the Chiefs as they prepare for the Super Bowl. “I’m not drunk, I promise you. I’ve had a few drinks, but he can’t have this right now. It can’t be happening.”
Mahomes Sr. went on to explain that the car he was driving at the time was a gift and he would have the appropriate registration in “the next day or two.”
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Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his father Pat Mahomes after the AFC Championship NFL football game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Kara Durrette/Getty Images)
“We’ve never had a star here in this area, and now we have a chance to be a star, and now we want a scandal now,” he said. “We’re getting a scandal for no reason because my registration when he gave me the car hasn’t come in yet, which would probably be in the next day or two.”
Both Patrick Mahomes Sr. and the Chiefs quarterback spoke about the DWI incident in an episode of ESPN’s docu-series, “The Kingdom.”
“It was during that Super Bowl. It became a story and so I had to answer questions about it,” Mahomes II said in the episode. “I think just knowing that it hurt me woke him up to know that you can’t keep doing the same things.”
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Pat Mahomes Sr. looks on after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Mahomes Sr. said it was the “most embarrassing thing I’ve ever been through in my life.”
“I called [Mahomes II] right after, and I told him, I said, ‘I’m sorry it’s taking up your time and taking away from your focus,'” the father added.
