Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested Wednesday morning on charges of aggravated sexual battery and battery.
Mahomes, 22, was booked into the Johnson County (Kan.) Detention Center on $100,000 bond, facing three counts of aggravated sexual battery and a fourth of battery. After a court appearance Wednesday afternoon, he was released on bond.
Jackson Mahomes exits the Johnson County jail Wednesday after being arraigned on three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and a count of misdemeanor battery in an alleged assault of a restaurant owner and waiter in February. @KCStar story here: https://t.co/NcAdbCrEO3 pic.twitter.com/BRdMO6JosI
— Nick Wagner (@WagsPhoto) May 3, 2023Police in Overland Park, Kan., a Kansas City suburb, confirmed that the owner of Aspens Restaurant and Bar Lounge said he assaulted her and shoved a waiter in another incident there on Feb. 25. Surveillance video that appeared online seems to show Mahomes forcibly kissing the 40-year-old restaurant owner, and the incident has been under investigation since March.
The charging document (via the Kansas City Star) alleges that Mahomes did “unlawfully and feloniously touch the person of another … with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the offender or another.” The alleged victim in the three sexual battery charges, who was identified by initials, was said to have been “overcome by force or fear.”
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Another person was alleged to have been the victim of battery by Mahomes, who was said to have “unlawfully and knowingly cause[d] physical contact with another person … in a rude, insulting, or angry manner.”
As conditions of Mahomes’s release Wednesday, in addition to posting $100,000 bond, he is barred from using alcohol and illicit substances, subject to possible court-ordered testing, as well as firearms. Mahomes also was instructed not to have any contact with the alleged victims or publicly comment on the case.
A lawyer representing Mahomes had denied the allegations in a statement in March to KCTV. “We have provided law enforcement with the tools and evidence they need to evaluate the claims against Jackson,” the statement said. “Every interaction between people needs to be placed in the proper context. Releasing a short clip of any video does not provide proper context. We have faith in the process and look forward to a swift resolution of the matter.”
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The next court date in the case was scheduled for May 11 (per the Star). .
Mahomes, known for his social media posts documenting his life, had a diminished presence for a time after the allegations but is back on social media and attended the NFL draft in Kansas City last week.
He has faced criticism in the past for dumping water on Baltimore Ravens fans from his club seats at M&T Bank Stadium at a 2021 game and for sharing video in which he dances on the number of the late Sean Taylor on the sideline at a Washington football game that same year.
After the game, Mahomes tweeted an apology, claiming he meant “absolutely no disrespect” and that he was “directed to stand in that area” by officials.
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