Including to his present authorized troubles, Jon Jones has been charged with one other offense in connection along with his rumored automotive crash and subsequent getaway earlier this 12 months.
‘Bones’ has persistently discovered himself within the information of late, with a number of authorized issues hanging over his head. Alongside his conduct outdoors of MMA, the 37-year-old has teased a return to the octagon simply weeks after his preliminary retirement, however that would grow to be difficult if his difficulties away from the game stay.
After being referred to as to an incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, police arrived to discover a girl, half-naked and below the affect, within the passenger seat of a crashed white sedan. The automotive was allegedly being pushed by Jon Jones, who was accused of fleeing earlier than the cops had been capable of attain the scene.
Following his alleged departure from the accident again in February, Jones has now been hit with one other cost courting again to the identical night time. The second case filed towards Jones got here on June 30, stating that alongside his declared crime scene getaway, the UFC star has been accused of ‘Use of Phone to Terrify, Intimidate, Threaten, Harass, Annoy or Offend’.
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In keeping with an announcement from an officer current on the night time of the occasions, Jones sounded closely intoxicated throughout a telephone name and was slurring his phrases as he proceeded to threaten the cop.
“My brothers, they kill individuals for approach much less,” Jones allegedly mentioned to an officer. “They slit throats. They’re essentially the most evil individuals you may ever meet.”
“Guess what, you will not be the primary man this 12 months that I’ve threatened, swear to God. You would be the second.”
Forward of this new cost towards him, Jon Jones has already pleaded not responsible to the accusation of leaving the scene of an accident, with a bench trial now set for August 14.
