“Tiger King” star James Garretson was arrested in Florida this week … and he claims the bust may have one factor to do alongside together with his involvement throughout the Netflix sequence and Joe Distinctive case.
James was arrested Monday night time time in Marathon … and police throughout the Florida Keys declare he was driving with a suspended driver’s license.
In line with the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, officers say they observed James driving in Marathon and acknowledged him from a earlier police encounter. Cops say they checked his license in a database and observed it was suspended.
Police say they observed James driving as soon as extra later that exact same night time and pulled him over. Cops say James provided a Florida identification card — not a driver’s license — they normally requested him to step out of his truck sooner than handcuffing him.
Cops say James has a earlier conviction for driving with a suspended license they normally hauled him off to jail in Key West for reserving. Police say James was issued a felony citation and given a courtroom docket date subsequent month.
James, who labored with Joe Distinctive once more throughout the day sooner than becoming an FBI informant to help secure Joe’s conviction, tells TMZ … when cops pulled him over one among many officers suggested him, “I do know you’re. I’ve been watching you for a while.”
JG says the cop didn’t elaborate on the alleged comment they normally didn’t inform him why the pulled him over or why he was arrested … on the very least until he purchased to the jail an hour away in Key West … and he feels there was some type of motive behind his arrest.
James tells us he thinks the bust may probably be related to his affiliation with the ‘Tiger King’ sequence and all the drama that’s embody him exhibiting throughout the Netflix hit.
He posed for a mug shot on the jail, and says he bonded out for $546.
