Bodycam footage shows 49ers owner Jed York’s trailer park arrest for prostitution
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Columbiana County, OH - San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio. He was arrested after he was caught in a prostitution bust by a human trafficking task force, allegedly arranging to pay a woman $140 for sex, according to court records.
Bodycam video of the arrest was released Wednesday, showing the encounter between York, 46, and authorities in Columbiana County. Timestamps from the video show York was pulled over by police just before 10 a.m.
The exchange, which was released by TMZ and first published by The New York Post, begins with police telling York, “don’t move” after he was pulled over in a rental SUV.
York, who was wearing a New York Yankees T-shirt, complied with police and agreed to exit the car, as he was instructed. The 49ers owner was then placed in handcuffs as he leaned onto the rental.
Police asked York, “What are you doing?”
“Just driving,” York replied.
“You meeting anybody?” the officer asked. “No,” York said.
After York was placed inside the cop car, the bodycam video shows the officer with York’s belongings, which include several $20 bills and a wallet. The other responding officer states that York has even more cash.
“He’s a real estate guy. He’s got all the money,” the officer wearing the bodycam is heard saying. “It’s crazy that people that do this. Like they can do whatever they want… It’s wild.”
York grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, about 30 miles away from the trailer park where he was arrested. He became owner and CEO of the 49ers in 2008. In May this year, York filed for divorce from his wife, according to Santa Clara County court records.