The 34-year-old son of NBA legend Michael Jordan entered a not responsible plea for his second-degree misdemeanor DUI cost on Friday, Feb. 7, based on court docket paperwork seen by PEOPLE. TMZ Sports was first to report the information.
In the identical doc, which was filed within the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court docket of Florida, Marcus’ attorneys additionally requested a trial by jury, and waived his first court docket look. His subsequent look for the DUI cost — a pretrial convention — is now scheduled for March 20.
Marcus Jordan in June 2024.
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The identical day, Marcus additionally pleaded not responsible to his felony cost for cocaine possession, in addition to a first-degree misdemeanor cost for resisting an officer with out violence, per court docket information. Marcus’ attorneys additionally requested a trial by jury for the 2 non-DUI prices, for which a court docket look has not but been scheduled.
Marcus’ attorneys, Warren W. Lindsey and Matthew P. Ferry, didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for touch upon Saturday, Feb. 8.
Information that Marcus pleaded not responsible to the costs comes shortly after he was seen leaving jail in Orange County on Tuesday, Feb. 4. He was held on the Florida facility on a $4,000 bond.
The NBA Corridor of Famer’s son was arrested within the early morning hours of Feb. 4 when cops in Maitland, Fla., noticed his car stopped on train tracks. The car’s lights had been on, and police confirmed with native dispatch {that a} practice was roughly 10 minutes away from a scheduled cease on the tracks.
In accordance with the arrest report, Marcus stated he made a “flawed flip” onto the tracks. Officers famous that the car appeared to have injury from rocks from the practice tracks and that “the tires had been midway buried within the filth/rocks on the tracks from being spun repeatedly.”
Marcus Jordan in November 2023.
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Maitland dispatch had additionally alerted the arresting officers to a car that had fled from a close-by site visitors cease, and suggested that it was Marcus’ car after an officer confirmed the license plate. Officers stated that Marcus had “bloodshot eyes” and was slurring his phrases once they spoke with him, and that they seen a powerful odor of alcohol coming from him.
Marcus admitted to police that he had consumed “some” alcoholic drinks throughout his evening out and that his final visited location was a gentleman’s membership. And, based on the report, a small plastic bag with a white substance was present in Marcus’ pocket and later examined optimistic for cocaine.
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The basketball legend’s son broke his silence on his arrest on Thursday, Feb. 6, writing in an Instagram Tales publish that he’s “specializing in” his Orlando-based boutique and “will not be making any feedback” on the state of affairs.
“I respect everybody reaching out,” Marcus wrote partially. “I sincerely respect your issues & thanks to your sort understanding.”