JOHN RANDAL TYSON HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HIS POSITION AS CHIEF FINANCIAL SHIFT OF TYSON FOODS. THE VERDICT FORECASTS HIS OVERNIGHT ARREST BY UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS POLICE. HE IS CHARGED WITH DWI. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM UAPD – TYSON WAS STOPPED ON GARLAND STREET AFTER HITTING THE RULE. TYSON AT FIRST DENIED ANY DRINKING AT ALL, BUT LATER SAID HE HAD 5 TO 7 BEERS WHEN QUESTIONED AGAIN. AFTER FAILING THE FIELD RETURN TEST, HE WAS ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL. REPORT GOES, TYSON BLOWS 1 9 1 POINT IN PRISON – Twice the LEGAL LIMIT. Custody records show TYSON was BOOKED AFTER 1:30 this morning. HE HAS BEEN RELEASED – AND IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT ON JULY 15. TYSON PLEAD GUILTY OF CRIMINAL VIOLATION AND CHARGES OF PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN CONNECTION WITH A NOVEMBER 20-22 INCIDENT. THE MOST POLICE REPORT SHOWS A FEMALE COLLEGE FRIEND ASLEEP IN HER BED. THEY DON’T KNOW EACH OTHER. IN A STATEMENT —
Tyson CFO John Tyson was arrested for DWI and reckless driving
John Tyson was arrested Thursday by University of Arkansas police
Updated: 12:05 AM CDT June 14, 2024
John Tyson, CFO of Tyson Foods, was arrested again Thursday on charges of DWI and reckless driving. After the arrest, Tyson Foods said he had been suspended from that position. Booking information from the Washington County Detention Center shows Tyson was arrested at 1:32 a.m. Thursday and released nine hours later at 10:41 a.m. make an improper turn and leave the road, on the sidewalk and on the grass. Police said he smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test. Tyson told police he drank five to seven beers. Tyson was arrested and taken to the Washington County Detention Center. Tyson submitted to a chemical test that showed a BAC of 0.191 at 1:57 am. He will appear in court on July 15. He is facing charges of DWI, improper turn/turn and careless driving. We reached out to Tyson Foods and received the following statement: “We are aware that John Randal Tyson, Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Foods, was arrested for a suspected DWI. Tyson Foods has suspended Mr. Tyson from his duties effective immediately and named Curt Calaway as interim Chief Financial Officer.” Previous Arrest This is not the first time John Tyson has been arrested in Fayetteville. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Fayetteville District Court last year. A college-aged woman found a strange man sleeping in her bed when she returned home early one morning in November 2022, according to a police report. The woman called the police. The man was identified as Tyson, and he was arrested and taken to jail. He apologized to investors in a phone call after the arrest, saying he was committed to making sure it never happened again. John R. Tyson, a fourth-generation member of the Tyson family, was hired by the Tyson company in 2019.
John Tyson, CFO of Tyson Foods, was arrested again Thursday on charges of DWI and reckless driving.
After the arrest, Tyson Foods said he had been suspended from that position.
Booking information from the Washington County Detention Center shows Tyson was arrested at 1:32 a.m. Thursday and released nine hours later at 10:41 a.m.
A report from the University of Arkansas Police Department said he was stopped around 1 a.m. after police saw him speeding, make an improper turn and go off the road and onto the curb and grass.
Police said he smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test. Tyson told police he drank five to seven beers.
Tyson was arrested and taken to the Washington County Detention Center. Tyson submitted to a chemical test that showed a BAC of 0.191 at 1:57 a.m.
He will appear in court on July 15.
He is facing charges of DWI, improper turn/turn and careless driving.
We reached out to Tyson Foods and received the following statement: “We are aware that John Randal Tyson, Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Foods, was arrested for a suspected DWI. Tyson Foods has suspended Mr. Tyson from his duties effective immediately and named Curt Calaway as interim Chief Financial Officer.”
Previous arrest
This is not the first time John Tyson has been arrested in Fayetteville. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Fayetteville District Court last year.
A college-aged woman found a strange man sleeping in her bed when she returned home early one morning in November 2022, according to a police report.
The woman called the police. The man was identified as Tyson, and he was arrested and taken to jail.
He apologized to investors in a phone call after the arrest, saying he was committed to making sure it never happened again.
John R. Tyson, a fourth-generation member of the Tyson family, was hired by the Tyson Company in 2019.