THE father of NFL rookie Travis Hunter has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation.
A warrant was issued for Travis Hunter Sr., 39, after his probation officer lost track of him for 11 minutes on June 28.
Hunter Sr. was arrested and jailed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Tuesday, police records show.
He had been monitored as he was on a three-year probation following gun and drug charges in 2023.
After Hunter Sr. generated a “bracelet gone” alarm between 8:07 pm and 8:18 pm on June 28, he told his probation officer that he had been in his room while the tracking device was in his living room.
A few days later, he changed his story and said he lost the bracelet.
Hunter Jr., 22, is an NFL rookie and the winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy.
The young athlete just started his first training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He was the second overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft.
The football star has turned off comments on his Instagram account following his dad’s second arrest.
Hunter Sr. was arrested in November 2023 after a traffic stop because his license plate wasn’t visible, court records said.
Cops then found he was driving without a license, and his car allegedly contained drugs and a loaded gun, court records said.
The dad was charged with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon after he was previously convicted of selling heroin in 2018.
Last year, Hunter Sr. reached a plea deal to plead guilty to drug possession and the gun charge.
He was sentenced to three years of probation, including a year of community control supervision.
Hunter Sr. also spent 90 days in jail and was released on December 5, just over a week before Hunter Jr.’s Heisman ceremony.
While Hunter Sr. didn’t attend, Hunter Jr. thanked his dad for his support when he accepted the award.
“I want to say something to my father,” Hunter Jr. said at the New York event.
“He’s not here and wasn’t able to make it but I know you’re watching on TV.
“Dad, I love you. For all the stuff you went through man,” he continued.
“Now look at your oldest son. I did it for you, man.”
Hunter Sr. told the Palm Beach Post why he didn’t go to the ceremony.
“I don’t want to go,” he said.
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