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Patrick Mahomes Sr. has been arrested on suspicion of violating probation, according to multiple reports.
On Tuesday, February 3, the 55-year-old father of NFL star Patrick Mahomes, 30, was booked into the Smith County Jail in Texas on suspicion of being under the influence, Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putman told KLTV.
Mahomes Sr.’s ankle alcohol monitor reportedly showed a high reading on January 1st. After that, he underwent two urine tests, one on January 5th and another on January 9th. Both tested negative at the time, TMZ reported, citing court documents.
According to CBS 19, a motion to end the violation has been filed and Mahomes Sr. can contest the motion.
PEOPLE has reached out to Putman for comment.
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His probation stems from his third DWI arrest in February 2024. When a police officer pulled him over in Tyler, Texas, his blood alcohol level at the time was 0.23.
He was arrested just eight days before his son and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in that year’s Super Bowl.
In August of the following year, the former professional baseball player pleaded guilty to drunk driving and agreed to a five-year suspended sentence and one year of “strict supervision,” local news station KETK reported at the time.
According to CBS 19, Mahomes Sr. could be sentenced to 10 years in prison if convicted of violating parole.
A hearing date for Mahomes Sr. has not yet been set, according to the Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has been vocal about the incident ever since his father received his third DWI.
“It was during the Super Bowl, and it came up, so I had to answer questions about it,” Mahomes recalled on an August 2025 episode of ESPN’s original series “Chiefs Kingdom.”
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“I think just knowing that I was hurt was a wake-up call for him to realize he can’t keep doing the same thing,” the father of three added.
Mahomes Sr. chimed in, saying, “It was probably the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever been through in my life, having to answer his questions about me. I called him right after that and said, ‘I’m sorry for taking up your time and taking away your focus.'”
That same month, PEOPLE hosted an exclusive sneak peek of the series, in which Mahomes Sr. opened up about how he trains Super Bowl champions.
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“As soon as he came out, he had the ball in his hands,” he said of his son. “I don’t know if he thought he was going to be a professional athlete, but he always lived his life intending to be a professional athlete.”
Before retiring in 2009, the former MLB player pitched from 1992 to 2003. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and was inducted into the Sioux Falls Canaries Hall of Fame.
Representatives for Mahomes Sr. could not immediately be reached by PEOPLE on Tuesday.
