Michael Jordan's son arrested on cocaine possession, resisting arrest charges in Florida

Marcus Jordan was found stuck on train tracks in his SUV, police said.

February 4, 2025, 7:42 PM

Marcus Jordan, the son of basketball legend Michael Jordan, was arrested on drug and resisting arrest charges in Florida after he got his vehicle stuck on train tracks, according to an arrest affidavit.

The 34-year-old Orlando resident was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday in Maitland after an officer saw a blue Lamborghini SUV that appeared to be stopped on railroad tracks, according to the affidavit. The officer notified SunRail, the commuter rail system, to alert that there was a vehicle on the tracks and approached the SUV, the affidavit said.

The officer reported that he smelled alcohol coming from the vehicle and the driver had slurred speech and "red bloodshot and glassy eyes," according to the affidavit.

Police learned the vehicle had allegedly just fled from a traffic stop initiated by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, according to the affidavit.

The Maitland Police Department released body camera footage of the incident, in which Marcus Jordan told police he didn't know the area and "got discombobulated" and apparently took a wrong turn onto the tracks.

"I'm Marcus Jordan, I'm Michael Jordan's son," he told police after he and his passenger out of his vehicle while it was stuck on the tracks, the footage shows.

"I'm not doing anything wrong, I'm just trying to get home, and I made a wrong turn," he said in the footage while asking the officers for help getting the vehicle off the track.

He told officers in the footage that the "last thing I wanted to do is put my car on the tracks, obviously -- it's a $330,000 car."

A still from body camera footage released by the Maitland Police Department shows Marcus Jordan's vehicle on train tracks in Maitland, Florida, Feb. 4, 2025.
Maitland Police Department

He told police in the footage that he had "a little bit" to drink that night but it was "under the legal limit."

Police arrested Marcus Jordan for driving under the influence after conducting field sobriety exercises, according to the affidavit. When an officer said he believed Marcus Jordan had "too much to drink tonight," Marcus Jordan responded, "I disagree with that, sir, but whatever you say. ... I hear you, but I disagree."

A "clear plastic baggie with a white powdery substance" was found inside the front right pocket of his pants that ultimately tested positive for cocaine, according to the affidavit.

Marcus Jordan allegedly refused to cooperate when asked to get into the patrol vehicle, according to the affidavit.

"When we were putting him in the car, he started to kick," one of the officers says in the body camera footage.

He refused to provide breath samples at the Orange County DUI Center, according to the affidavit.

The booking photo for Marcus Jordan.
Orange County Correctional Facility

Marcus Jordan was issued a citation for driving under the influence and charged with possession of cocaine and resisting an officer without violence, according to the affidavit. He was booked into the Orange County jail without incident.

He did not answer reporters' questions upon his release later Tuesday. Online court records do not list any attorney information for him.

Marcus Jordan (left) leaves jail in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 4, 2025.
WFTV

Marcus Jordan is one of Michael Jordan's five children.

He is a former college basketball player, having played for the University of Central Florida. The affidavit noted his current occupation as self-employed.