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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 a five-year probation sentence for drunk driving in February 2024. Mahomes Sr. was arrested on February 3, 2024, in Tyler, Texas, after being arrested with a blood alcohol content 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 police video footage of the 2024 incident, obtained by TMZMahomes Sr. pleaded with officers while handcuffed and mentioned his son’s name several times.
“Can I say one thing?” Mahomes Sr. started. “My son is getting ready to play in the fucking Super Bowl.”
Mahomes Sr. admitted he had “had a few drinks” before, citing concerns about how the arrest could harm his son and the Chiefs as they prepared for the Super Bowl. “I’m not drunk, I promise. I’ve had a few drinks, but he can’t have that right now. This can’t happen.”
Mahomes Sr. went on to explain that the car he was driving at the time was a gift and that he would have the proper registration in “a day or two.”
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Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his father Pat Mahomes after the AFC NFL Championship 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 business, and now we have the chance to be a star, and now we’re going to have a scandal,” he said. “We’re going to have a scandal for no fucking reason because my registration when he gave me the car hasn’t come in yet, which would probably be in a day or two.”
Patrick Mahomes Sr. and the Chiefs quarterback addressed the DWI incident in an episode of the ESPN documentary series, “The Kingdom.”
“It was during the 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 experienced in my life.”
“I called [Mahomes II] right after, and I told him, I said, ‘I’m sorry this is wasting your time and distracting you from your focus,'” the father added.
