Tyson son and CFO suspended after DWI, his second alcohol-related arrest in less than 2 years

Tyson Foods has suspended its chief financial officer, a fourth-generation member of the company, after his arrest for driving while intoxicated Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting John Randal Tyson, 34, was arrested early Thursday by University of Arkansas police and was released about nine hours later. He was also charged with careless driving and improper turn charges, Fox24 reported.

The arrest comes about a year and a half after Tyson, the son of the company’s chairman, John H. Tyson, was charged with public intoxication and criminal trespassing after he was found sleeping in someone else’s home.

Tyson later apologized during a conference call and said he would seek counseling.

“I just wanted you to hear all of this directly from me and to know that I am committed to making sure that this never happens again,” he said in November 2022.

In that incident, a woman called police when she discovered Tyson, whom she said she did now know, asleep in her bed. She told authorities she believes the front door was left unlocked.

Police reportedly found Tyson there with his clothes in front of the bed. When police attempted to wake him, he sat up before laying back down.

Curt Calaway, a senior finance executive at the company, will take over as its interim CFO.

Tyson, the great-grandson of the company’s founder, has been with the company since 2019. According to Tyson Foods, he also leads the company’s enterprise strategy, corporate development and sustainability efforts, and serves as its chief sustainability officer.