TYLER, Texas — Editor's Note: The above video aired on Feb. 5, 2024.
Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, has been indicted on a driving while intoxicated third time or more charge in connection with a February traffic stop.
He was booked into the Smith County Jail on Feb. 3 and released the next day, according to jail records. Police said he was stopped around 8:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of W. Gentry Pkwy. The officer said there was evidence obtained during the stop that led to his arrest for DWI.
Smith County judicial records show a grand jury handed down an indictment for Patrick Mahomes Sr. on March 28. A DWI third time or more is considered a third-degree felony.
A person convicted of a third-degree felony faces two to 10 years in prison and possibly a fine not exceeding $10,000, according to the Texas Penal Code.
An arrest affidavit states that during the stop, the officer spotted an open 16 oz. beer can in the console. Patrick Mahomes Sr. also admitted to having "a few beers" at a bar.
When a field sobriety test was performed, the arresting officer said they noticed evidence of intoxication. The registration on his vehicle had also been expired since September 2022, according to the document.
In 2019, Patrick Mahomes Sr. was sentenced to 40 days in jail for DWI second or more. Judicial records state he served weekends to fulfill that sentence.
No hearings have been set in the case yet, judicial records show. An indictment does imply guilt or innocence.