Ex-Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe to appear in court after airport arrest
A former Liverpool FC player is set to appear in court charged with actual bodily harm after his arrest at Luton Airport last month, police have said.
Jordon Ibe, 30, has been charged in relation to an alleged assault on December 14, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The right-winger, of Chislehurst, south-east London, was arrested at the airport on January 30 and taken into custody.
He has been released on bail and will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on March 6.
The former England under-21 international now plays for Lokomotiv Sofia in the Bulgarian First League, the highest league in the Balkan country.
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Ibe made 58 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions after first joining in 2012, before spells at Derby County, Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth.
He appeared 92 times for Bournemouth between 2016 and 2020.
In the last two years, he had been playing non-league football before securing the move to the Bulgarian capital in November 2025.
A police spokesperson told the Sun: ‘Jordon Ibe has been charged with actual bodily harm.
‘The charge relates to an assault alleged to have taken place on Sunday, December 14, 2025. He was arrested at Luton Airport on Friday, January 30 and taken into custody.’
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