The Guardian (USA)

Jackson Mahomes, brother of Chiefs’ Patrick, sentenced to probation in assault case

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The younger brother of Super Bowlwinnin­g Kansas City 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 video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeano­r count of battery, according to online court records. Following his sentence, Jackson Mahomes was taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff’s office, which will determine whether he’s 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 accuser, 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 Chiefs quarterbac­k Patrick Mahomes’ family to face recent brushes with the law. The NFL player’s father, former Major League Baseball pitcher Patrick Mahomes Sr, was arrested in Texas on 3 February, accused of driving while intoxicate­d.

A week later, Patrick Mahomes earned his third Super Bowl championsh­ip ring in February, leading the Chiefs to a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

 ?? ?? Jackson Mahomes has been sentenced to six months' probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman. Photograph: Nick Wagner/AP
Jackson Mahomes has been sentenced to six months' probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman. Photograph: Nick Wagner/AP

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