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Pete Grathoff and Blair Kerkhoff

New Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reportedly robbed at gunpoint

According to a television station in Texas, rookie Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was robbed at gunpoint Friday in Smith County, Texas.

The story said that Mahomes and three others were getting out of a vehicle when a suspect pulled into the driveway and "gesturing as if he had a handgun in his waistband. The suspect then demanded property from the victims."

No one was injured.

The suspect left in his vehicle, the report said, but was stopped later. Two males were in the car and were taken into custody. They were identified in the report as Michael Blake Pinkerton, 34, and Billy Ray Johnson, 58.

Property taken during the robbery was recovered from the suspect's vehicle, the story said.

According to a TMZ story quoting jail records, Pinkerton is 5 foot 4 inches and 128 pounds, and that "the incident didn't appear planned and the suspects had no idea who they were robbing."

Johnson was arrested for tampering and fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported, while Pinkerton was booked into the Smith County jail shortly after 6 a.m. on Saturday morning for aggravated robbery and is being held on $50,000 bond.

"We're aware of the situation with Patrick, and we're just thankful Patrick and everybody is safe," said Ted Crews, Chiefs vice president of communications.

Mahomes, 21, was the Chiefs' first-round selection in last month's NFL draft. The team selected Mahomes with the 10th overall pick, moving up 17 places in the draft in a trade with the Buffalo Bills to select a quarterback in the first round for the first time since 1983.

Mahomes played at Texas Tech, and last season led the nation with 421 passing yards per game and 5,052 total passing yards.

He and several other first-year players completed Chiefs' rookie mini-camp last week.

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