Marcus Jordan, son of basketball legend Michael Jordan and a frequent determine on actuality tv, was arrested after he was allegedly out ingesting at a Florida strip membership earlier than getting his automobile caught on railroad tracks early Tuesday, authorities stated.
The 34-year-old Jordan, who final performed aggressive basketball on the College of Central Florida in 2012, was booked on suspicion of DUI, drug possession and resisting arrest.
Maitland cops came across a blue Lamborghini caught in railroad tracks close to Greenwood Drive and Mechanic Road at about 1:14 a.m., based on an affidavit supporting Jordan’s arrest.
The officers had been advised that the automobile had fled from Seminole County Sheriff’s deputies minutes earlier, the court docket doc stated.
“I stood on the window and instantly detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the automobile,” an arresting officer wrote within the affidavit. “The defendant saved saying he made a mistaken flip and wanted help getting his automobile off the railroad tracks. I observed the motive force had slurred speech and he was confused the place he was positioned. I observed the motive force had pink bloodshot and glassy eyes.”
Jordan, who has made a number of appearances on Bravo’s “The Actual Housewives of Miami” and was featured on Peacock’s “The Traitors,” advised police he dangerous been ingesting and was “coming from a number of venues in Winter Park and Casselberry to incorporate the final place he visited of Rachels Gentleman’s Membership,” based on the affidavit.
The officers additionally discovered a “plastic baggie with a white powdery substance inside” the “proper pocket of his pants,” earlier than area exams confirmed it to be cocaine, officers stated.
The 6-foot-3 Jordan was not cooperative throughout the arrest and tried to increase his legs behind the squad guard to maintain officers from closing the door, officers stated.
Police ultimately “transported the Defendant to the Orange County DUI Middle” and “on “the best way to the middle, my patrol automobile started smelling strongly like an alcoholic beverage wherein it didn’t scent that manner previous to the defendant being within the automobile.”
“The Defendant was singing the whole technique to the DUI Middle and his speech was slurred,” based on the affidavit.
Jordan appeared to nonetheless be in custody by late Tuesday morning, jail data confirmed.
It wasn’t instantly clear if he had employed or been assigned a felony protection lawyer to talk on his behalf. A consultant for Michael Jordan couldn’t be instantly reached for touch upon Tuesday.
