Tyson Foods CFO Pleads Guilty to Charges, Pays Fines to Wipe Record Clean

After an incident in November that found Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer intoxicated in a stranger’s home, sleeping in bed, John R. Tyson has pleaded guilty—agreeing to pay the fines on charges of public intoxication and criminal trespass.
After an incident in November that found Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer intoxicated in a stranger’s home, sleeping in bed, John R. Tyson has pleaded guilty—agreeing to pay the fines on charges of public intoxication and criminal trespass.
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After an incident in November that found Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer intoxicated in a stranger’s home, sleeping in bed, John R. Tyson has pleaded guilty—agreeing to pay the whopping fines of $150 each on charges of public intoxication and criminal trespass.

Around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, Tyson was found in the random Fayetteville, Ark. home, unable to verbally respond, had the smell of alcohol on his breath and his movements were sluggish and uncoordinated, police reported.

Following the arrest, the company released a statement saying it and a committee of board directors separately reviewed the incident, concluding overall support in John R. Tyson and their continued confidence in his ability to lead Tyson Foods as CFO, Bloomberg News reports.

The 32-year-old great-grandson of Tyson’s founder took over the role of CFO just one month prior to the arrest in 2022.

Originally pleading “not guilty” to the charges, Tyson’s trial date was set for Feb. 15 in Fayette District Court.

Wiping his hands clean of the incident, Tyson paid $440 in total, covering the fines related to his two misdemeanor charges with fees, the Wall Street Journal reports.
 

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