[NYPOST] Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson pleaded not guilty"Wudn't me."
to charges of criminal trespassing and public intoxication on Thursday — despite being caught on video attempting to sleep in a stranger’s bed prior to his arrest.
Tyson will face the charges at trial on Feb. 15, the Wall Street Journal reported. The 32-year-old executive is heir to the Tyson Foods empire and the great-grandson of the company’s founder.
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The bodycam footage revealed that Tyson — a former JPMorgan investment banker who holds degrees from Harvard and Stanford — tried to ignore the officers’ commands and go back to sleep, promoting them to take action and place him in handcuffs.
Tyson’s arrest occurred just 2 a.m. Nov. 6 after the unnamed woman discovered him in her home and contacted authorities. The woman initially thought she was being burglarized, according to the police report.
Officers said Tyson was "sluggish and uncoordinated" and smelled of alcohol during the arrest. The police were able to determine his identity after finding his driver’s license and clothing at the foot of the bed.
"A college-age female was very alarmed that a male who she did not know was inside of her residence uninvited," the police report said. Tyson was released on bond later the same morning.