San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend after authorities initially accused him of engaging in prostitution, before prosecutors amended the charge and he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. York, 46, was arrested Sunday in East Palestine, Ohio, and booked into the Columbiana County Jail, according to court records. He initially faced a charge described as "engaging in prostitution." The case moved quickly.
Prosecutors amended the prostitution charge to misdemeanor disorderly conduct, while York also faced a separate misdemeanor charge for possessing criminal tools. York pleaded no contest to both charges on Monday morning. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but it allows the court to impose a sentence without the defendant formally admitting the allegations.
York was sentenced to one day in jail on each charge, with the sentences running concurrently. He received credit for the day he had already spent in custody, meaning he did not face additional jail time after Monday's hearing. He was also ordered to pay $1,150 in fines - $150 for disorderly conduct and $1,000 for possessing criminal tools. York had previously posted a $5,000 bond following his arrest.
Reports also said authorities seized $160 from York, which was ordered to be forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, while his cellphone was ordered returned. The precise circumstances behind the arrest have not been publicly detailed in the court records available so far.