“Tiger King” star James Garretson was arrested in Florida this week … and he claims the bust may have something to do with his involvement in the Netflix series and Joe Exotic case.
According to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, officers say they observed James driving in Marathon and recognized him from a previous police encounter. Cops say they checked his license in a database and saw it was suspended.
Police say they saw James driving again later that same evening and pulled him over. Cops say James provided a Florida identification card — not a driver’s license — and they asked him to step out of his truck before handcuffing him.
JG says the cop didn’t elaborate on the alleged comment and they didn’t tell him why the pulled him over or why he was arrested … at least until he got to the jail an hour away in Key West … and he feels there was some kind of motive behind his arrest.
