Tyson Foods suspends CFO John R. Tyson after drunk driving arrest

A Tyson Foods executive was suspended following an arrest in Arkansas early Thursday morning.

John Randal Tyson, the company’s chief financial officer and great-grandson of the company’s founder, was arrested by University of Arkansas police around 1:30 a.m. Thursday on a drunken driving charge, jail records show.

Nine hours later, he was released from custody on $1,105 bail.

Tyson Foods released a statement about Tyson’s arrest, saying the company was aware of the “arrest for suspected drunken driving.”

“Tyson Foods has suspended Mr. Tyson from his duties, effective immediately,” the statement said.