Jon Jones arrested, charged with battery home violence

Jon Jones is going through charges of battery home violence and injuring and tampering with a automobile after being arrested Friday morning in Las Vegas.

MMA Fighting confirmed the suggestions by strategy of Clark County information following an preliminary document by ESPN.

Jones’ bail is decided at $8,000, $5000 for tampering with a automobile and $3,000 for the home battery ticket. The faded UFC champion is scheduled to bear an preliminary courtroom appearance on Saturday morning.

This is the most contemporary race-in with the legislation for Jones, who has beforehand been arrested for a hit-and-race, driving under the influence, and negligent exercise of a firearm amongst varied charges. His involvement in an April 2015 hit-and-race in Albuquerque, N.M., resulted in the waste of his first UFC gentle heavyweight championship reign when officials decided to strip him of his title for violating the organization’s Athlete Code of Habits policy.

Most not too prolonged ago, Jones used to be arrested in Albuquerque in March 2020 on a pair of charges: aggravated DWI, negligent exercise of a firearm, possession of an originate container and driving with out a proof of insurance coverage. Jones later pleaded guilty to DWI, with the various charges being dropped, and he served four days house arrest as well as to agreeing to 1 one year of supervised probation, no lower than 90 days of outpatient therapy, and 48 hours of community provider.

Jones has not competed for the UFC since February of ultimate one year when he efficiently defended the sunshine heavyweight title towards Dominick Reyes in the predominant match of UFC 247. He has since announced his plans to pass up to the heavyweight division, saying this week that he hoped to advance in the second quarter of 2022.