San Francisco 49ers principal owner John “Jed” York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend after allegedly arranging to pay a woman $140 for sex at a trailer park.
East Palestine police arrested York, 46, on Sunday at the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community off State Route 170 on a charge of engaging in prostitution, according to ESPN. Prosecutors later amended the charge to disorderly conduct, and York pleaded no contest Monday to that charge and a separate misdemeanor charge of possessing criminal tools.
Court records reviewed by WKBN reportedly say York was sentenced to one day in the Columbiana County Jail on each count, to be served concurrently, and received credit for the day he had already served. He was also ordered to pay $1,150 in fines.
Under the agreement, authorities returned a cell phone seized during the incident to York, while $160 in cash was forfeited to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
WKBN requested a police report on the arrest, which stated only: “On August 23, 2026, the East Palestine Police Department assisted the MVHTTF on the arrest of John York.”
York, who is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, took over day-to-day control of the 49ers in 2008 and became the team’s principal owner in 2024. He previously served as the team’s CEO before Al Guido was promoted to the role earlier this year. He has been married to his wife, Danielle, for more than a decade, and they have two sons.
The NFL is aware of the matter and will review it under the league’s personal conduct policy, ESPN reported. As of Monday afternoon, the 49ers had not publicly commented on the charges.
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