- Mahomes, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery
- Prosecutors dropped the felony charges after the accuser, who was the owner of the restaurant, refused to testify in the case and retracted the claims
The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation after pleading guilrty to assaulting a woman at a Kansas restaurant.
Jackson Mahomes, 23, was sentenced on Thursday after pleading no contest to a single misdemeanor count of battery – meaning he accepted the charge without admitting guilt.
The sentencing came more than two months after prosecutors dismissed three felony charges for aggravated sexual battery related to accusations that 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, who retracted the sexual assault claims, according to a court filing.
The remaining misdemeanor battery charge said Mahomes shoved a waiter who tried to come into a room where he was with the woman, according to investigators.
Jackson Mahomes, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery
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.
She also said that if she were granted immunity, she would say she lied about the claims she made to police and that the encounter with Mahomes was consensual.
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 February 3, 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.