MAITLAND, Fla. — The 34-year-old son of NBA nice Michael Jordan was arrested early Tuesday in central Florida on a misdemeanor drug cost after law enforcement officials discovered his automobile caught on railroad tracks minutes earlier than a commuter prepare was scheduled to cross, authorities mentioned.
Marcus Jordan was charged with possession of cocaine, a second-degree misdemeanor, and resisting an officer with out violence, additionally a misdemeanor, in line with on-line court docket data. He was arrested at 1:14 a.m. ET, booked at 6:03 a.m. and launched at 11:38 a.m. on $4,000 bond.
Officers with the Maitland Police Division discovered Jordan’s Lamborghini sport utility car motionless on railroad tracks within the Orlando suburb — with a commuter prepare simply 10 minutes away — as a result of the car’s tires have been buried in filth and rock from being spun repeatedly, in line with an arrest report.
Officers discovered that Jordan had simply fled from a site visitors cease in a neighboring county. They requested him to get out of the car after smelling alcohol and noticing his slurred speech and confusion. They discovered a bag in his pants of what examined optimistic for cocaine, the arrest report mentioned.
Jordan, a former College of Central Florida basketball participant, refused to speak to reporters when he was launched Tuesday from the Orange County Jail.
The Related Press contributed to this report.