A Tyson Foods executive was placed on leave after being taken into custody early on Thursday morning in Arkansas.
The University of Arkansas Police Department detained John Randal Tyson, the company’s chief financial officer and the founder’s great-grandson, for driving while intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to jail records.
Nine hours later, he was freed from detention after posting a $1,105 bond.
In a statement about Tyson’s arrest, Tyson Foods said that it was aware of the “arrest for an alleged DWI.”
The statement said, “Mr. Tyson has been suspended from his duties by Tyson Foods, effective immediately.”
The company announced the appointment of Curt Calaway, a veteran finance executive, as interim Chief Financial Officer.
Tyson Foods CFO arrested, charged in 2022
According to an earlier story from USA TODAY, Tyson was previously jailed for trespassing and public intoxication in November 2022 after breaking into a woman’s house and falling asleep in her bed.
According to a preliminary report acquired by USA TODAY, a woman reported that a male, whom she did not know, was asleep on her bed when she went inside her home and called the police. When officers arrived, Tyson was reportedly dozing off in one of the house’s bedrooms and his clothes were on the ground. After examining the man’s driver’s license, the police recognized him as Tyson.
According to the investigation, “Tyson was not invited to stay at the residence and the occupants were unaware of his identity.” The report stated that he was lethargic and desired to sleep.
According to USA TODAY, he was brought under arrest for criminal trespassing and public intoxication.