mˈɑːɹkɪn wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ˈæftɚɹ ɐɡɹˈiːɪŋ tə sˈɛl dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɜːθ ʌv koʊkˈeɪn tʊ ɐn ˌʌndɚkˈʌvɚ pəlˈiːs ˈɑːfɪsɚ.
Markin was arrested on December 9, 1982, after agreeing to sell $3,000 worth of cocaine to an undercover police officer.