Patrick Mahomes Sr. Formally Charged With Felony DWI

Patrick Mahomes Sr. has been formally hit with a felony cost for allegedly driving drunk earlier this yr … Texas prosecutors simply indicted him for felony DWI.

Based on court docket data, Mahomes Sr. was slapped with the depend — driving whereas intoxicated third or extra — on Thursday.

If convicted, he’ll resist 10 years behind bars … in addition to a high quality of as much as $10,000.

The 53-year-old — the daddy of Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes — was first arrested within the case in Smith County, Texas again on Feb. 3 … simply days earlier than the youthful Mahomes was slated to play in Tremendous Bowl LVIII.

On the time, authorities alleged that in a routine site visitors cease, Mahomes Sr. confirmed indicators of being impaired. They added that he admitted to having a number of beers at a bar previous to getting behind the wheel. Additionally they mentioned he had an open, 16-ounce Coors beverage in his heart console.

After getting out of jail, Mahomes Sr. — who’s been beforehand accused of DWI twice earlier than — saved a comparatively low profile … even when he traveled to Las Vegas to observe his son win the NFL’s championship over the San Francisco 49ers.

Whereas he had suite seats for the sport, he was not seen on the published … and he was hardly ever photographed.

Mahomes II spoke briefly about his dad’s felony case within the leadup to the Massive Recreation … calling it “a household matter” that he wished to maintain non-public.