Marcus Jordan arrest video: ‘I made a wrong turn’
Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested in Maitland, Florida under suspicion of DUI and drug possession. This came after officers found his vehicle stuck on railroad tracks. He was with an unknown female passenger video shows. In the video, Marcus tells officers: “I’m Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan.”
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – New bodycam video footage shows 34-year-old Marcus Jordan, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, being arrested in Florida, according to an arrest affidavit and multiple media reports.
According to jail records obtained by the FOX 35 News team, Jordan was arrested Tuesday by the Maitland Police Department and booked into the Orange County Jail under suspicion of DUI, property damage, cocaine possession and resisting arrest without violence.
Only a few hours after his arrest, Jordan was released.
Marcus Jordan, 34, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested on Tuesday in Central Florida, according to law enforcement.
Police release bodycam footage
What they’re saying:
Police have released more than an hour of bodycam video showing law enforcement’s interaction with Jordan.
The video appears to show Jordan behind the wheel of a blue vehicle with an unknown female in the passenger seat.
“Hang on,” a Maitland police officer said in the video. “Hang on. You are stuck. Come here. You know trains come by right now, right?”
“I-I know,” Jordan responds. “That’s why I’m trying to get the (expletive) up and out of here.”
At the same time, the female passenger rolled up the window and then rolled it back down.
“Your car ain’t going nowhere, dude,” the officer says. “You’re buried. Bro, you’re stuck on the track.”
“OK, so how do we get the (expletive) off the track?” Jordan responds.
Marcus Jordan arrest: Bodycam video released
Michael Jordan’s son has been arrested on multiple charges in the Maitland area of Central Florida.
“Honestly, I’m trying to figure that out,” the officer responds.
The officer then asks Jordan and the female to get out of the car, because there was a train on the way.
Jordan and the female eventually get out of the vehicle.
The officers tell Jordan to keep his hands out of his pockets and proceed to do a pat-down.
“Bro, I’m Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan’s son,” Jordan states. “I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m just trying to get home and I made a wrong turn. And clearly, we would like to get our car off the (expletive) train tracks.”
At another point, an officer explains to Jordan that he has concerns about his impairment, as well as his slurring.
“I appreciate your concerns, but I am not inebriated,” he tells the officer.
What led to the arrest of Marcus Jordan?
What we know:
According to an official arrest affidavit, Maitland officers were driving eastbound on Greenwood Road, near Mechanic Street, around 1:14 a.m. on Feb. 4, when they saw a car with its headlights on, facing southbound on the railroad tracks.
Through investigation, officers discovered the car had just fled from a traffic stop initiated by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
Marcus Jordan arrest: Dashcam video released
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office released video allegedly involving Marcus Jordan’s blue Lamborghini. In the dashcam, the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, turns on his lights, but it appears the vehicle takes off at a high rate of speed. The officer notes this, alerts Maitland Police, and terminates his pursuit. Marcus Jones was later arrested by Maitland Police after his vehicle was found on some railroad tracks. He was arrested under suspicion of DUI.
Officers stated they detected the smell of alcohol coming from the car, and the person in the driver’s seat, who was identified as Jordan, was slurring his words and had bloodshot eyes.
Jordan said he had taken a wrong turn and needed help getting his car off the tracks, reports show.
Police said Jordan refused to exit the car until officers ordered him and a passenger out.
Jordan told police he was coming from a few venues in the Winter Park and Casselberry area, most recently a Rachel’s Gentleman’s Club, officials said.
After a series of sobriety tests, officers said they arrested Jordan for DUI.
Court records show that Marcus Jordan, who TMZ reports is Micael Jordan’s son, was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Credit: Orange County Jail)
Police stated Jordan would not comply with being walked to the patrol car and refused to get in.
Records show officers also searched Jordan and found cocaine in his pants pocket.
Marcus Jordan bonds out of jail after arrest
Local perspective:
Hours after his arrest, Jordan was released from the Orange County Jail.
He did not respond to reporters’ questions as he walked to – and left – in a Lamborghini, according to FOX 35’s Caroline Coles.
Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, leaves Florida jail
Marcus Jordan, son of Michael Jordan, was released from the Orange County Jail on Tuesday morning, hours after he was arrested under suspicion of DUI and drug possession in Maitland, Florida. He did not respond to reporters’ questions as he was escorted to a waiting vehicle.
Who is Marcus Jordan?
The backstory:
Records show Jordan played basketball for the University of Central Florida from 2009 to 2012.
After leaving UCF, Jordan graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in 2013.
Jordan is known for having previously dated Larisa Pippen, the ex-wife of his father’s teammate, Scottie Pippen. However, the couple broke up in 2024 after about two years of dating.
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan attend the 2023 KIIS FM iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at The Kia Forum on December 01, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage,)
According to FOX News, Jordan has had a prior incident with law enforcement.
Records show he pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. He also was charged with obstructing a police officer, but the charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement, the reports show.
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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Maitland Police Department and FOX News.
