Patrick Mahomes Sr: Former MLB player with 2 prior DWI charges formally indicted for the third time after an incident in Texas

SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS: Patrick Mahomes Sr has been formally indicted for a felony drunk-driving charge after an incident in Texas just a week before his son Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to consecutive Super Bowl victories.

According to court records, the 53-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a DWI on February 3 and booked in the Smith County Jail. 

Patrick Mahomes Sr has two prior DWI charges

On March 28, the former MLB player was indicted on the felony charge, which is listed as "Driving While Intoxicated" for a third or more time, according to Smith County court records. Mahomes Sr faces two prior DWI charges.

According to Bleacher Report, he was charged with public intoxication in 2016 during a game between TCU and Texas Tech, his son's alma mater. He was also charged with a DWI offense in 2018. He pleaded guilty and served 40 days in a county jail, as per Bleacher Report.

Mahomes Sr shares sons Patrick, 28, and Jackson Mahomes with his ex-wife Randi Martin. He is also father to Zoe Mahomes, his daughter from a relationship with Anika Cooper following his split with Martin.

Patrick Mahomes Sr struggled with several sobriety tests 

Mahomes Sr was found with an open can of beer in his car after being pulled over, according to police. He was then taken into custody after allegedly struggling with several sobriety tests. "Based on the totality of the circumstances, I believed Patrick was impaired to a perceptible degree while operating a motor vehicle in a public place," the arresting officer wrote, as per Daily Mail.

Patrick Mahomes was asked about his father's arrest

The February 3 arrest comes just one week before Patrick and the Chiefs won their second back-to-back Super Bowl. The 2024 victory was the quarterback's third NFL championship in five years.

During a press conferences ahead of the Super Bowl, Patrick was asked about his father's arrest after which he shared that Mahomes Sr was "doing good." “He's doing good,” Patrick said February 5. "I don't really want to get into it too much, but he's doing good for whatever the situation is," he added.

Mahomes Sr was an MLB pitcher from 1992 to 2003. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburg Pirates.

He also earned himself a spot in the Sioux Falls Canaries Hall of Fame and he is currently the host of 'The Big Mahomes Show', a weekly podcast that "pulls the curtain back on professional sports with coverage of all things sports," according to the series' Instagram page.