Jackson Mahomes sentenced to six months probation following restaurant assault incident

Jackson Mahomes, younger brother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, received a sentence of six months probation this week for a misdemeanor battery charge in Kansas City. In January, Mahomes had felony charges dismissed by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office for the Feb. 2023 incident at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge, however, the battery charge remained. He received his sentence during a hearing on Thursday, which he attended via video call.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s office will now determine whether Mahomes is eligible for work release. He pleaded guilty and then was remanded into custody.

The 23-year-old was previously charged with three aggravated sexual battery counts for an alleged assault on the female restaurant owner, Aspen Vaughn, in Kansas City. Per the report, Jackson told Vaughn he needed to speak with her privately. However, when they went into her office, the alleged sexual assault occurred. Vaughn provided video surveillance of the incident at the time but later told the DA’s office that she would not testify.

Jackson also allegedly shoved a 19-year-old waiter at the restaurant multiple times when he tried to enter the office for which he received a misdemeanor battery charge and the subsequent probation.

Vaughn requested a dismissal of anything to do with her regarding the case earlier this year. Prosecutors wrote in new court documents that the accuser told them she would say “that she had not been truthful to the police and that the encounter with [Jackson] was consensual.”

Restaurant at center of Jackson Mahomes’ assault case closed

The restaurant that served as the scene of Jackson Mahomes’ alleged sexual assault case has been forced to close its doors, the Kansas City Star reported in August.

The Star spoke to an admin employee, Stephanie Lopez, who told the paper that despite making it through the post-pandemic lull, the eatery faced too much negativity to survive.

“It’s hard to own a company and go through everything that we’ve gone through,” Lopez said. “We were so close to making it, and then this whole thing happened.”

After sharing her story, Vaughn received death threats and harassment. The restaurant was targeted as well.

After coming forward, the restaurant owner claimed that Aspens’ business went down by 75%. Also, she believes someone purposefully cut the air conditioning, as well as damaged the natural gas lines, and pulled fire alarms, causing water damage to the interior.