“Tiger King” star James Garretson was arrested in Florida this week … and he claims the bust could have one thing to do together with his involvement within the Netflix collection and Joe Unique case.

James was arrested Monday night time in Marathon … and police within the Florida Keys declare he was driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Based on the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, officers say they noticed James driving in Marathon and acknowledged him from a earlier police encounter. Cops say they checked his license in a database and noticed it was suspended.

Police say they noticed James driving once more later that very same night and pulled him over. Cops say James supplied a Florida identification card — not a driver’s license — they usually requested him to step out of his truck earlier than handcuffing him.

Cops say James has a previous conviction for driving with a suspended license they usually hauled him off to jail in Key West for reserving. Police say James was issued a felony quotation and given a courtroom date subsequent month.

James, who labored with Joe Unique again within the day earlier than changing into an FBI informant to assist safe Joe’s conviction, tells TMZ … when cops pulled him over one of many officers instructed him, “I do know you’re. I have been watching you for some time.”

JG says the cop did not elaborate on the alleged remark they usually did not inform him why the pulled him over or why he was arrested … not less than till he received 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 could possibly be associated to his affiliation with the ‘Tiger King’ collection and all of the drama that is include him showing within the Netflix hit.