Tyson is scheduled to appear in court on December 1 after he is released on $415 bond.
New Delhi:
The chief financial officer of a US-based meat processing company was arrested Sunday after he allegedly entered the home of an unidentified woman and fell asleep in her bed. some reports said.
Tyson Foods chief financial officer John R Tyson, who is also the great-grandson of the company’s founder, has been charged with public intoxication and trespassing after an Arkansas woman called police when she spotted an Strange man is sleeping in her bed with his clothes on the floor.
According to reports, Fayetteville police received a call early Sunday morning from a woman returning home to find a man she did not know was sleeping in her bed with his clothes on the floor.
When officers arrived and tried to wake up 32-year-old Tyson, he was “unable to respond by voice.” Then he lay down and tried to sleep after a while sitting up. Officers said there was an odor of alcohol on his breath and body, while his movements were “lethargic and uncoordinated.”
Tyson is scheduled to appear in court on December 1 after he was charged and released on a $415 fine.
Meanwhile, Tyson Foods declined to comment on the incident, calling it a “personal matter”.
“We are aware of the incident and as it is a personal matter we have no further comment,” it said. in an email to CNN.
However, Tyson later apologized and said he was being counseled for alcohol abuse. “I’m ashamed that my personal conduct was inconsistent with my personal values, the values of the company, and the high expectations we have for each other at Tyson Foods. I made a grave mistake. and this caused me to reflect deeply about the impact my actions might have on others,” reads a company-wide memo released by Tyson.
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