Patrick Mahomes Sr. didn't want his DWI arrest to be in the news.
The former MLB pitcher, who was arrested in February before the Super Bowl on suspicion of third or higher DUI, was seen holding Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the superstar's son, while handcuffed and placed in the back. mentioned his name many times. police car, according to new footage of the arrest obtained by TMZ on Friday.
“Can I tell you something?” Mahomes Sr. asked the arresting officer. “My son is getting ready to play in the Super Bowl, okay?” Just ask. I'm not drunk. I promise you. I had a few drinks. But he can't have it now. Listen, this isn't going to happen…Patrick Mahomes. ”
Mahomes Sr. was pulled over for having an expired registration after police ran the license plate on his white four-door Genesis in Tyler and was later arrested after a series of field sobriety tests.
In the video, Mahomes Sr. tells the officer that the timing of his arrest couldn't have been worse because his son was preparing for the Super Bowl on February 11th, when the Chiefs were playing in overtime. It was on the 25th when they defeated the 49ers in a thriller game. twenty two.
“This region has never had a star, but now it has a chance to become a star. There will be scandals from now on,” he said. “…There will be a scandal for no reason because my registration when he gifted me the car is not yet registered. It will probably be registered within the next day or two.”
In the video, Mahomes Sr. hands the officer an open can of Coors Light from the center console before exiting his car.
“Look, this is my job. I don't want to make this into any bigger issue, but unfortunately, like you said, I have a job to do, so I'm just going to do it based on who comes.” You can’t change that.’ You’re right,” the officer said.
“Hey, this is crazy. My son is getting ready to go to the Super Bowl, and I'm doing five or six interviews a day, and now this thing's on the news, and I'm not talking to anyone. But it's going to be weird. It's probably going to confuse him,” Mahomes Sr. said.
“And he's probably not going to win a Super Bowl, but that's OK. If that's what you guys want to do, that's OK.”
Mahomes Sr. later insisted he was not drunk. “But I was probably over the legal limit. But seriously, there aren't any stars around here.”
He repeatedly asked officers to “pick him up,” but they said they had work to do. In the end, he ended up in the local jail.
According to TMZ, Mahomes Sr. had a BAC of 0.23 and was released hours after his arrest.
He played in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Mahomes Sr. was charged with DWI, a third or higher felony, and received a five-year suspended sentence after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in August.
The former Mets pitcher's probation after his second DWI charge in 2018 reportedly includes a first year of “strict” supervision.
Mahomes Sr. was required to serve 10 days in jail and continue attending AA meetings. According to KLTV.
Mahomes Sr.'s attorney, Joseph D. Murphy, said at the time: “Our client currently lives a modest life, and the steps he has taken to improve his life warrant our probation recommendation. I believe it helped me achieve this.”
Mahomes Sr. calls for arrest. Eye-opening.
He also said he celebrated six months of sobriety. Instagram post In August, he thanked his wife Trisha, family and friends.
The former MLB pitcher divorced Randy Mahomes in 2006, then remarried and has two sons, Patrick Mahomes and Jackson Mahomes.
