US EditionJon Jones Faces Criminal Charge Amid UFC Retirement; Attorney Calls Case 'Truly Unbelievable' and 'Targeting'
- Jon Jones, a retired UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, faces a misdemeanor charge for leaving the scene of a February traffic accident in New Mexico.
- The charge follows a woman's allegation that Jones was driving and fled, but Jones and his lawyer deny this, calling the claim baseless and police targeting improper.
- Jones told authorities the woman was at his house earlier where they consumed alcohol and mushrooms before she left intoxicated and later informed him about the accident.
- Jones' attorney Christopher Dodd expressed disbelief saying he has never seen such a case and called police resource use on this case 'truly unbelievable' and 'wasteful.'
- Jones is scheduled for a bond arraignment court appearance on July 24, and UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov praised Jones as 'the best to ever do it in UFC history.
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Jon Jones Reacts To Woman Accusing Him Of Leaving Her Half Naked At Crash Site In New Mexico
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Jon Jones Takes Shot At "silly Lies" In The Midst Of Recent Legal Troubles
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Jon Jones’ latest criminal charge was unearthed AFTER retirement news broke
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Jones’ retirement had nothing to do with a criminal charge from May because no one even knew about it until after ‘Bones’ hung up his gloves. Did Jon Jones retire from the UFC to drown out headlines of his latest legal problems? That’s a theory some fans had after it came out hours following his announcement that Jones had been charged with leaving the scene of an accident back in February. The one misdemeanor char…
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