KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman.
Jackson Mahomes, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via videoconference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records. After his sentencing, Jackson Mahomes was taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff’s office, which will determine whether he is eligible for work release.
The sentencing came more than two months after prosecutors dismissed three felony charges for aggravated sexual battery related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will inside an Overland Park, Kansas, restaurant in February 2023. Those more serious charges were dropped due to a lack of cooperation from the woman, according to a court filing.
The remaining misdemeanor battery charge said Jackson Mahomes shoved a waiter who tried to come into a room where he was with the woman, according to investigators.
Prosecutors dropped the felony charges after the woman, who was the owner of the restaurant, refused to testify in the case. The woman reported that she endured death threats and harassment and that her restaurant was vandalized in the wake of the charges. She closed the restaurant in August.
Jackson Mahomes is not the only relative of the Chiefs quarterback to face legal issues. The NFL player’s father, former major league pitcher Patrick Mahomes Sr., was arrested in Texas on Feb. 3 and accused of driving while intoxicated.
A week later, Patrick Mahomes earned his third Super Bowl championship ring, leading the Chiefs to a 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Source: www.espn.com