Jon Jones’ lawyer will not be completely happy that Albuquerque Police went so far as charging the now-retired UFC champion for leaving the scene of an accident that occurred again in February.
Christopher Dodd, who additionally represented Jones during a separate criminal investigation after he was accused of assaulting a drug testing agent, issued an announcement to media vehemently denying the newest cost towards his consumer. Jones was hit with a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of an accident after a lady concerned in a automotive crash — who police say exhibited “indicators of great intoxication and missing clothes from the waist down” — claimed he was driving her car through the automotive crash however fled the scene on foot.
“As Jon’s lawyer, I’m surprised by the Albuquerque Police Division’s choice to cost him on this new case,” Dodd mentioned within the assertion. “Within the hundreds of instances I’ve dealt with in my profession, I’ve by no means seen a case as unusual and unwarranted as this one.
“Jon was not driving that night time; he wasn’t within the automotive. It seems that an intoxicated lady used a false allegation towards Jon to keep away from being arrested for DWI, and the police fell for it. Primarily based on the prison grievance, it seems like they went as far as to hunt a warrant for Jon’s mobile phone data whereas conducting a misdemeanor visitors investigation. I’ve by no means heard of such a factor.
“It’s actually unbelievable that the police would waste this quantity of sources on such a case. The one factor I can consider is that the police have been concentrating on Jon for improper functions. We are going to resolve it and guarantee that this baseless case is dismissed.”
In a report obtained by MMA Preventing from the Albuquerque Police, Jones informed authorities that the lady concerned within the accident was at his home earlier within the night the place they consumed alcoholic drinks collectively and she or he ultimately left his residence whereas intoxicated and later known as to tell him concerning the accident.
The lady concerned within the accident claimed that she expressed reservations about ingesting with Jones citing earlier incidents the place she alleged he compelled her to drive house whereas intoxicated. The lady additionally claimed that Jones assured her that wouldn’t be the case this time they usually consumed alcohol and mushrooms collectively.
A “restroom incident” occurred that allegedly required the lady to take away her pants with the intention of Jones driving her house to retrieve new clothes. She informed police the final individual she remembers driving her car previous to the accident was Jones and claimed she had no different recollection about that night’s occasions.
Police obtained Jones’ telephone data and his machine was seen within the neighborhood of the situation the place the lady claimed to be ingesting with the UFC fighter previous to the accident. Police acknowledged that there’s a hole in data for Jones’ telephone from 10:51 P.M. till 2:11 A.M., at which level his machine was seen within the space of northeast heights in Albuquerque.
At 2:11 A.M., police say that the lady tried to name Jones, however he didn’t reply. Between the hours of two:17 A.M. and 11:34 A.M. the next morning, Jones known as the lady 13 occasions.
Police state that physique cam footage additionally reveals Jones texting the lady repeatedly alongside his telephone calls however particulars of the messages weren’t obtainable from the decision data.
The hole in time for Jones’ telephone data coincides with the time of the visitors accident and police acknowledged primarily based on the proof obtainable he “can’t be excluded from the scene” so costs have been filed towards him.
Jones subsequent court docket listening to is scheduled for July 24.
This newest prison grievance towards Jones was revealed simply after UFC CEO Dana White introduced that he was retiring from the game and relinquishing his heavyweight title after deciding towards a possible combat towards interim champion Tom Aspinall. White later informed MMA Preventing that he had no idea there was any pending criminal complaint against Jones till the subsequent morning when he was flying house from Azerbaijan the place the UFC was holding an occasion.
