Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual assault

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual assault charges for an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant. at the end of February.

Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of battery. He was released later Wednesday after posting $100,000 bail. During a brief virtual court appearance, the judge scheduled the next online hearing for May 11.

Under the conditions of his bail, Jackson Mahomes will not be able to discuss his case publicly.

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 February 25 incident involving Jackson Mahomes at a restaurant in Overland Park, a Kansas City suburb.

Jackson Mahomes’ attorney, Brandan Joseph Davies, said in a statement that the court barred him and his client from commenting. But he issued a statement in March, when the allegations first surfaced, saying there was “substantial evidence refuting the claims of Jackson’s accuser,” The Star reported.

Aspen Vaughn, owner of Aspens Restaurant and Lounge, told the newspaper in early March that Jackson Mahomes was a friend of her stepdaughter and had frequented the restaurant where her stepdaughter works. She said that he had been there earlier on the day of their meeting and that he had been nice.

Vaughn said that after she returned to Aspens that night, Jackson Mahomes grabbed her neck so hard it left a slight bruise while they were talking in her office about an incident in which she allegedly pushed a staff member.

She provided The Star with a photo of a bruised neck and a video that she said showed Jackson Mahomes grabbing her by the neck and kissing her at least twice.

“He forcefully kissed me out of the blue,” he said, calling the advances disgusting and shocking and noting that he thought he was intoxicated.

Aspen Vaughn did not immediately respond to a Facebook message, and the restaurant did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment on the charges.

The Chiefs declined to comment, saying it was a personal matter involving a player’s relative but not a member of the organization. Patrick Mahomes does not have a spokesperson and has not commented on the matter on Twitter.

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Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri contributed to this report.