Patrick Mahomes Sr. Arrested: Probation Violation and Hearing

Patrick Mahomes Sr., the former MLB pitcher and father of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, has been arrested twice in Smith County, Texas in recent years: once in February 2024 on a felony DWI charge, and again in February 2026 on an alleged probation violation. He pleaded guilty to the felony in 2024 and received five years of probation. After the 2026 arrest, a judge extended that probation by two years rather than revoking it and sending him to prison.

The February 2024 DWI Arrest in Tyler

Mahomes Sr. was arrested on February 3, 2024, in Tyler, Texas, and charged with driving while intoxicated, third offense or more, a third-degree felony under Texas law.¹ His bond was set at $10,000, and he was released from the Smith County Jail the following day.²

According to the arrest affidavit, an officer saw an open alcohol container in the center console of his vehicle and noted that the registration had been expired since September 2022. Mahomes Sr. told the officer he had consumed “a few beers” at a bar before driving. A blood test put his blood alcohol content at 0.23, nearly three times the Texas legal limit.³

The arrest came days before Super Bowl LVIII. Asked about it at Opening Night, his son said, “He’s doing good. I don’t really want to get into it too much but he’s doing good for whatever the situation is,” calling it “a family matter.”⁴

Guilty Plea and Five Years of Probation

On August 27, 2024, Mahomes Sr. pleaded guilty to the felony DWI charge in Judge Kerry L. Russell’s court in Smith County. A trial conviction could have carried up to ten years in prison.⁵ Under the plea agreement, he received five years of probation, with sentencing formally entered on September 23, 2024.⁶

The probation conditions included intensive supervision for the first year, ten days of jail time, a one-year driver’s license suspension, a breathalyzer ignition device on his vehicle, and continued AA attendance.³

The 2026 Probation Violation Arrest

Less than two years in, Mahomes Sr. was back in jail. On New Year’s Day 2026, his SCRAM ankle monitor, which continuously measures alcohol through the skin, recorded a transdermal alcohol concentration of 0.045%. His probation officer was notified on January 5, 2026. Mahomes Sr. submitted a urine test that same day and another on January 9; both came back negative for alcohol.⁷

A probation violation report was filed on January 13, 2026, and a warrant was issued. Mahomes Sr. was arrested on February 3, 2026, during a meeting with his probation officer and booked into the Smith County Jail without bond.⁸ Smith County Criminal District Attorney Jacob Putman said the allegation was that Mahomes had consumed alcohol in violation of his probation conditions. “Any violation of those [probation rules] could cause someone to go to jail and be revoked and ultimately sent to prison,” Putman said.⁹ Revocation would have exposed him to up to ten years in prison on the underlying felony.

March 2026 Hearing and Current Status

Mahomes Sr. stayed in jail for more than a month before the case was resolved. On March 9, 2026, Judge Kerry Russell held a hearing in Smith County. The state asked the court to modify and extend his probation rather than revoke it. A hair follicle test for alcohol came back clean, and Mahomes Sr. did not admit to drinking. The court also dismissed any claim that he had been drinking and driving, clarifying that the alleged violation rested solely on the SCRAM device reading.⁸¹⁰

Judge Russell approved the modification. Mahomes Sr. was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for time served since his February 3 arrest, which meant he was released the same day.¹¹ His probation was extended by two years, pushing supervision through 2031.¹²

The modified terms added sixteen weeks of outpatient counseling through Cenikor, continued SCRAM ankle monitoring for an additional two years, 31.2 hours of community service to be completed within 120 days, and a travel ban for the remainder of his probation.¹¹¹² Any further violation could still result in revocation and a prison sentence of up to ten years.

Earlier DWI History

The 2024 charge was filed as “DWI third or more,” which required at least two prior offenses. One of those was a 2018 DWI arrest in Smith County; for that offense Mahomes Sr. was sentenced to 40 days in the Smith County Jail, served on weekends between February 2019 and February 2020.² Details of his first DWI, including when and where it occurred, have not been widely reported.

Patrick Mahomes II on His Father’s Arrest

The younger Mahomes spoke more openly about the 2024 arrest on the August 20, 2025, episode of ESPN’s documentary series The Kingdom. He said the arrest “hurt” him and overshadowed his Super Bowl preparation. “It became a story, and so, I had to answer questions about it,” he said. He also expressed hope that it had been a turning point: “I think just knowing that it hurt me woke him up to know that like, you can’t keep doing the same things.”¹³

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