Joe Francis, who’s made a fortune taping topless women for his “Girls Gone Wild” videos, was arrested and jailed on a federal warrant for criminal contempt of court.

Francis, 34, was taken into custody after stepping off a privately chartered jet at Panama City Bay County International Airport. He appeared Tuesday afternoon before federal Magistrate Larry A. Bodiford, who ordered him held without bail.

“His attorneys continue to work toward a settlement,” Ronn Torossian, a Francis spokesman, said in a statement e-mailed ...