San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend, court records show.
Columbiana County, Ohio, court records showed that York posted a $5,000 bond and was released on his own recognizance after pleading no contest to charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. York spent one day in jail.
An initial filing said that York was arraigned for “engaging in prostitution,” and the East Palestine police made the arrest along with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
The task force and a lawyer listed for York did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
The 49ers, NFL, and East Palestine police did not immediately comment.
York, 46, has been the team’s CEO since 2008 and inherited the team from his parents. He is from Youngstown, Ohio, not far from the site of his weekend arrest.
NFL owners are subject to the league’s personal conduct policy. Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two misdemeanors in a 2019 prostitution case, though the charges were later thrown out by a Florida court and Kraft was never disciplined by the league.
Late Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 by the NFL in 2014 under the personal conduct policy after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated. Irsay acknowledged in court that he was under the influence of painkillers while driving near his home in an Indianapolis suburb.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
