John Randal Tyson pleads guilty to DWI

John R. Tyson of Tyson Foods changed his plea to guilty on a drunken driving charge, paid $960 in total fines and agreed to 32 hours of community service in a Fayetteville court this week latest, according to a Bloomberg report.

The former chief financial officer and son of board chairman John Tyson was arrested at 1:30 a.m. June 13 by University of Arkansas police for reckless driving. Tyson’s intoxication was recorded at 0.191, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08, according to police records.

He faced 90 days in jail, but that was avoided thanks to the guilty plea and time served during the day he spent in jail after his arrest.

Tyson Foods suspended him as CFO in June and named Curt Calloway as CFO. John R. Tyson remains employed at Tyson Foods as executive vice president, the website notes.

Initially, Tyson, now 34, pleaded not guilty, but in January 2023, he pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and criminal trespass.

Tyson’s June arrest marked the second time he was arrested in Fayetteville on alcohol-related charges in 16 months. In November 2022, Tyson was arrested in Fayetteville after falling asleep in a bed at the home of a person he did not know.

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