Embattled Tyson Meals CFO John R. Tyson on Thursday was arrested for allegedly drunk driving and suspended by the corporate – the most recent in a series of legal headaches for the meat-processing company scion.
Tyson — who induced a scandal in 2022 after being discovered half-naked in a college-aged girl’s dwelling and handed out within the stranger’s mattress — was busted at 1:32 a.m. ET native time in Washington County, Ark., in accordance with an arrest report
The 34-year-old was charged with driving whereas intoxicated, careless driving and making an improper flip or U-turn, the report stated. Tyson was launched about 9 hours after his most up-to-date arrest and is slated to look in courtroom Friday.
“We’re conscious that John Randal Tyson, Chief Monetary Officer of Tyson Meals, was arrested for an alleged DWI,” Tyson Meals stated in a press release.
“Tyson Meals has suspended Mr. Tyson from his duties efficient instantly and named Curt Calaway as interim Chief Monetary Officer.”
A fourth-generation member of the Tyson household, Tyson took over as CFO in late 2022. He was broadly seen as a possible successor for the roles of chairman and CEO, which have been beforehand held by his grandfather and father.
Tyson is a former JPMorgan funding banker with levels from Harvard and Stanford.
In November 2022, Tyson was arrested for public intoxication and trespassing after a weird incident during which he entered the college-aged girl’s dwelling.
The girl known as police to report a possible housebreaking after discovering “a male she didn’t know asleep in her mattress,” in accordance with a police report on the time.
Native officers detected an odor of intoxicants on Tyson’s breath and described his actions as “sluggish and uncoordinated.” All the incident was recorded on police bodycam footage, which was printed by TMZ and different lets.
Tyson later pleaded guilty to the charges and agreed to pay a $150 nice for every cost, in addition to a complete of $440 in charges.
On the time, Tyson additionally apologized to shareholders for his actions and stated he would search counseling for alcohol abuse.”
“I made a severe mistake and this has induced me to mirror deeply on the impression my actions can have on others,” Tyson stated on the time.
