49ers Owner Jed York Pleads No Contest After Arrest At Ohio Trailer Park

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested Sunday morning at a mobile home park in East Palestine, Ohio, and has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges, according to court records reviewed by CBS Sports and the Guardian.

York, 46, was taken into custody at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community off State Route 170 by East Palestine police, who were assisting the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, CBS Sports reported. He was initially arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools. The prostitution charge was later amended to disorderly conduct, according to Columbiana County court records cited by Yahoo Sports.

Court documents cited by the New York Post say York had responded to an online ad and "arranged to have sexual activity with [a] female in exchange for $140.00." The arrest report did not specify what the criminal tools were, according to the Guardian.

A no contest plea does not admit guilt but accepts the punishment. York was sentenced to one day in jail for each of the two charges, to run concurrently, and was released Monday morning after receiving credit for a day already served, the Guardian reported. He was fined $1,150 and ordered to complete an online course. Court records show his phone will be returned to him, while $160 seized during the arrest will be forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force under an agreement between both sides, according to Yahoo Sports.

League Says It Will Review Case

Brian McCarthy, the NFL's chief spokesperson, told Forbes in an email that the league is "aware of the matter which will be reviewed under the personal conduct policy," which bars conduct that is "illegal, violent, dangerous, or irresponsible, puts innocent victims at risk, damages the reputation of others in the game, and undercuts public respect and support for the NFL."

The 49ers said in a statement, "As this is a legal matter, which has been resolved, we will not be providing any further comment at this time."

A Team Built On Family Money

York was born and raised in Youngstown, not far from where he was arrested, and still keeps a home in the area, according to the Guardian. His grandfather, Edward DeBartolo Sr., bought the 49ers for $13 million in 1977, and his uncle, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., owned the team from 1977 to 2000. York became CEO in 2008 and took over as principal owner in 2024 after buying additional shares from his mother, Denise York. Forbes estimates the York family's fortune at $8.5 billion, with the family controlling more than 90 percent of the team, which Forbes ranked the NFL's fifth-most valuable franchise in 2025.

Under York, the 49ers reached three Super Bowls without a win, most recently a 25-22 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024. He also oversaw construction of the team's $1.3 billion Levi's Stadium, which opened in 2014, and holds stakes in Leeds United and Rangers through 49ers Enterprises, according to the Guardian.