John R. Tyson, the suspended chief monetary officer (CFO) of Tyson Meals, has entered not responsible pleas to an alleged incident wherein he was arrested June 13 on suspicion of reckless driving, making an unlawful U-turn and driving whereas intoxicated.
Based on an ABC Information report, Tyson made the plea in Fayetteville District Courtroom in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the town the alleged violations occurred. Tyson’s subsequent courtroom look is scheduled for August 28.
Tyson, the son of Tyson Meals Chairman John H. Tyson and great-grandson of firm founder John W. Tyson, was first named CFO of the corporate that bears his final identify in September 2022, after having been the chief sustainability officer since September 2019.
Following his June 13 arrest, Tyson was suspended from his duties, whereas Curt Calaway, who has an 18-year historical past with the corporate in monetary positions, most lately because the CFO of Tyson’s Ready Meals unit.
Tyson’s arrest in June marks the second time he had been arrested in Fayetteville on alcohol-related costs.
On November 6, 2022, he was arrested, additionally in Fayetteville, after he had fallen asleep within the mattress on the residence of an individual he didn’t know. Eight days later, throughout a quarterly earnings name and subsequent media name, he stated he was taking “full duty for his actions.”
Additionally on that media name, Tyson was requested about stories that he would search alcohol counseling, however he declined to reply that query.
Tyson Meals launched an impartial assessment of the alleged 2022 occasions, and about one month after his arrest, the corporate acknowledged that it had “continued confidence” in its CFO.
Tyson ultimately pleaded responsible to public intoxication and legal trespass.
