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Jon Jones won’t be charged for allegedly fleeing the scene of an accident in New Mexico earlier this year. | Getty/UFC
Jon Jones won’t face charges for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, earlier this year.
New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday dismissed misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident (no great bodily harm or death) and use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend. The state of New Mexico filed a Nolle Prosequi, a formal dismissal of the charges, on Friday with a statement that it “has reason to believe the defendant’s alibi defense is credible. TMZ Sports was first to report the news.
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“From the very beginning, we explained that a woman made a false allegation against Jon in an effort to avoid being arrested for DWI, and unfortunately, the police accepted that claim without properly weighing the facts,” Jones’ attorney, Christopher Dodd stated.
“Once the relevant documents were finally disclosed by the police department, Jon’s cell phone records made it undeniably clear that he was nowhere near the scene of the crash. We are grateful that the district attorney’s office took the time to conduct a full and fair review of this case, which ultimately confirmed Jon’s innocence.”
Jones’ Legal Team to Investigate Police Behavior
Dodd also said that his team is conducting an investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department’s behavior.
“It is deeply troubling that such critical evidence was disregarded, forcing Jon to endure this ordeal unnecessarily,” Dodd said.
Jones was initially accused of fleeing the scene of an accident stemming from a two-vehicle collision in Albuquerque. According to the complaint filed on June 17, a member of the Albuquerque Police department was conducting interviews at the scene of a “two-vehicle collision” in Albuquerque this past February. A woman sitting in the front passenger seat of her vehicle, who was “exhibiting significant signs of intoxication and lacking clothing from the waist down,” told officers that Jones was the driver and had fled the scene on foot.
According to the complaint, Jones “also appeared to be heavily intoxicated and made statements implying his capacity to employ lethal force through third parties” during a phone conversation with the PSA. An APD officer then spoke to Jones on the phone, and “similar allusions to violence were made.” The complaint also states that when both the PSA and officer tried to get Jones to reveal his identity, “the individual on the phone evaded providing a direct confimation.”
Jones retired from MMA and vacated the UFC heavyweight belt shortly before the charges become public this past June. However, “Bones” ended that retirement approximately two weeks later after President Donald Trump announced plans to hold a UFC event at the White House in 2026. While Jones is officially back in the drug testing pool, UFC CEO Dana White has strongly dismissed the possibility that the former champion will be on the card. Nonetheless, Jones has stated that he will remained focused on training and preparing to compete at the high-anticipated event.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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