Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan and a former University of Central Florida basketball player, was arrested early Tuesday in Maitland, Fla., on a charge of cocaine possession after his car was found stuck on railroad tracks minutes before a train was expected, according to police.
A train was scheduled to come through in about 10 minutes when police at 1:14 a.m. noticed a blue Lamborghini SUV with a damaged front bumper parked on the tracks, according to an arrest affidavit. Jordan, 34, was found inside appearing to have tried driving over the dirt and rocks to cross via Oak Avenue near Mechanic Street.
Jordan told police he was coming from Rachel’s North Men’s Club and Steakhouse in Casselberry, and the affidavit notes he had fled a traffic stop by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office moments before he was found. Police said they smelled alcohol on his breath and initially arrested him for driving under the influence.
According to the affidavit, they found a baggie in Jordan’s front pants pocket with a powder that tested presumptive positive for cocaine. He was taken to a DUI center near the jail, where he refused to provide blood samples and was issued a citation.
In addition to cocaine possession, he was arrested for a DUI crash with property damage and resisting arrest, according to the affidavit obtained and published by Florida Politics. As of Tuesday, the affidavit did not appear in the Orange County court system and the docket made no mention of the crash-related charge.
A spokesperson for the Maitland Police Department did not return a message from the Orlando Sentinel seeking further information.
Jordan previously was arrested in 2012 after what police described as a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Neb.
Jordan, then 21, was “very animated, intoxicated and uncooperative” with police outside the Embassy Suites, Omaha police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing justice. He was booked into the Douglas County Department of Corrections and later released.
Jordan owns a store called The Trophy Room, a retail boutique that pays homage to his father while replicating the real-life trophy room of the Jordan family residence. The store initially opened in Disney Springs before moving to online-only sales in May 2019. A brick-and-mortar store has since reopened in downtown Orlando.
He was recently a contestant on the second season of the Peacock show “The Traitors,” on which he was eliminated after three episodes.
Before going into business, Jordan played guard for the UCF basketball program beginning in the 2009-2010 season. He played two seasons alongside his brother Jeff Jordan before leaving the team in August 2012, scoring a career total of 1,182 points.
In his final season, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested in Florida after his car was found stuck on railroad tracks minutes before a train was expected, according to police.
Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan and a former University of Central Florida basketball player, was arrested early Tuesday in Maitland, Fla., on a charge of cocaine possession after his car was found stuck on railroad tracks minutes before a train was expected, according to police.
A train was scheduled to come through in about 10 minutes when police at 1:14 a.m. noticed a blue Lamborghini SUV with a damaged front bumper parked on the tracks, according to an arrest affidavit. Jordan, 34, was found inside appearing to have tried driving over the dirt and rocks to cross via Oak Avenue near Mechanic Street.
Jordan told police he was coming from Rachel’s North Men’s Club and Steakhouse in Casselberry, and the affidavit notes he had fled a traffic stop by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office moments before he was found. Police said they smelled alcohol on his breath and initially arrested him for driving under the influence.
According to the affidavit, they found a baggie in Jordan’s front pants pocket with a powder that tested presumptive positive for cocaine. He was taken to a DUI center near the jail, where he refused to provide blood samples and was issued a citation.
In addition to cocaine possession, he was arrested for a DUI crash with property damage and resisting arrest, according to the affidavit obtained and published by Florida Politics. As of Tuesday, the affidavit did not appear in the Orange County court system and the docket made no mention of the crash-related charge.
A spokesperson for the Maitland Police Department did not return a message from the Orlando Sentinel seeking further information.
Jordan previously was arrested in 2012 after what police described as a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Neb.
Jordan, then 21, was “very animated, intoxicated and uncooperative” with police outside the Embassy Suites, Omaha police said. He was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing justice. He was booked into the Douglas County Department of Corrections and later released.
Jordan owns a store called The Trophy Room, a retail boutique that pays homage to his father while replicating the real-life trophy room of the Jordan family residence. The store initially opened in Disney Springs before moving to online-only sales in May 2019. A brick-and-mortar store has since reopened in downtown Orlando.
He was recently a contestant on the second season of the Peacock show “The Traitors,” on which he was eliminated after three episodes.
Before going into business, Jordan played guard for the UCF basketball program beginning in the 2009-2010 season. He played two seasons alongside his brother Jeff Jordan before leaving the team in August 2012, scoring a career total of 1,182 points.
In his final season, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
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