Global Courant 2023-05-03 21:40:11
Kansas CTY, Mo. (AP) — The brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual charges following an alleged altercation at a restaurant in late February.
Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery, online court records show. He was held on $100,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday afternoon. Under his bail, he will not be allowed to discuss his case publicly once he is released.
The probable cause affidavit in the case was not immediately available. But the Kansas City Star reported that police previously confirmed they were investigating a Feb. 25 incident involving Jackson Mahomes at a restaurant in Overland Park.
Jackson Mahomes’ attorney, Brandan Joseph Davies, did not immediately respond to an Associated Press telephone message left Wednesday seeking comment. But he issued a statement in March, when the allegations first surfaced, saying there was “substantial evidence refuting the allegations made by Jackson’s accuser,” The Star reported.
Aspen Vaughn, the owner of Aspens Restaurant and Lounge, told the paper in early March that Jackson Mahomes was friends with her stepdaughter and frequented the restaurant where her stepdaughter works. She said he had been there earlier in the day of their meeting and had been pleasant.
Vaughn said Jackson Mahomes, after returning to Aspens that night, grabbed her neck with such force that it left a slight bruise as they spoke in her office about an incident where he allegedly shoved a member of the wait staff.
She provided The Star with a photo of a bruise on her neck and a video where she said Jackson Mahomes grabbed her by the throat and kissed her at least twice.
“He forcibly kissed me out of the blue,” she said, calling the advances unwelcome and shocking and noting that she thought he was drunk.
Aspen Vaughn did not immediately respond to a Facebook message, and the restaurant did not immediately respond to a telephone message requesting comment about the allegations.
