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The father of NFL star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested Tuesday in Tyler after police said he violated his probation while serving a five-year sentence for a driving while intoxicated conviction.

Patrick “Pat” Mahomes Sr., 55, was sentenced to five years of probation in September 2024 in connection with a Feb. 3, 2024, arrest that resulted in a driving while intoxicated (third or more) charge after being stopped by Tyler police.

Mahomes, a former MLB player, entered a guilty plea in September 2024 and began his probation. The first year of his probation was ordered with intense supervision. If Mahomes were to fail his probation, he could face 10 years in prison.

Mahomes was six months sober at the time of his September 2024 sentencing. Police said he drank alcohol, violating his probation, CBS19 reoported. A probation violation report order was issued on Jan. 13, according to the Smith County District Attorney’s Office.

He was booked into the Smith County Jail later Tuesday morning following his arrest.

A hearing date hasn’t yet been scheduled.

Smith County Criminal District Attorney Jacob Putman said in a previous interview that people placed on probation or community supervision have to follow a set of rules.

“Any violation of those could cause someone to go to jail and be revoked and ultimately sent to prison,” he said.

This week’s arrest is exactly two years after the arrest that led to Mahomes’ latest conviction, which was the result of his sixth driving while intoxicated arrest in Smith County since 2012, according to jail records.

During the February 2024 stop, the officer saw an open 16-ounce beer can in the console of Mahomes’ car, an arrest warrant affidavit states.

In 2019, Mahomes was sentenced to 40 days in jail on a charge of DWI second or more. Judicial records state he served weekends to fulfill that sentence.

Before his son became a world-famous athlete, the elder Mahomes was a standout athlete himself who played professional sports for over a decade. Mahomes was an all-state quarterback in the late 1980s at Lindale High School as well as all-state in basketball and baseball. He turned down scholarship offers in basketball and football to several schools before going to the Major Leagues.

He was taken in the sixth round of the 1987 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. He also played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was in the majors for 11 years.