Former baseball player Johnny Damon faces resisting charge

Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested Friday in central Florida on a charge of resisting an officer after he was pulled over for suspicion of driving under influence, according to court and jail records.

Damon, 47, was booked into Orange County Jail early Friday after an incident in Windermere, Florida, a wealthy suburb of Orlando popular with professional athletes. He is charged with resisting an officer without violence, a first-degree misdemear.

An online court docket did t list an attorney listed for Damon who could comment.

Jail records show that Damon's wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, also was arrested.

Damon, who grew up in Orlando, was a two-time All-Star outfielder who played for seven Major League Baseball teams from 1995 to 2012. He was a key member of 2004 World Series champion Boston Red Sox team that broke franchise's 86-year title drought. He later signed with Boston's hated rivals, New York Yankees, and helped Yankees win 2009 World Series.