"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was arrested Tuesday morning in Florida, the U.S. courthouse in Panama City confirmed.

Francis was arrested at the Panama City International Airport. He did not turn himself in, but the U.S. Marshal's Office believes he intended to do so.

He arrived in Panama City on a chartered jet at 7:30 a.m. EDT. He is currently being held at the Bay County Jail in downtown Panama City.

Francis told local media he would turn himself in between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. EDT at the federal courthouse, according to WJHG-TV in Panama City. However, as he landed in the city, airport police took him into custody at 8:05 a.m. EDT.

Last week, Francis defied a federal judge, calling him a "judge gone wild" and refusing to surrender to U.S. marshals on a contempt citation.

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