UFC Champ Jon Jones Arrested For DWI/Negligent Use Of A Firearm Last Night
Here we go again.
Jon Jones Arrested for DWI and Gun Charge In New Mexico https://t.co/yReFY8KWxh
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 26, 2020
MMA Fighting- UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested by Albuquerque Police early Thursday morning for aggravated DWI as well as negligent use of a firearm.
According to arrest records obtained by MMA Fighting on Thursday, Jones was picked up just past 1 a.m. local time and based on booking information, he’s already been released from custody.
Jones was arrested for aggravated DWI (driving while intoxicated) as well as negligent use of a firearm, possession of an open container and driving with no proof of insurance.
Calls to Jones’ management team for comment were not returned.
According to the criminal complaint first reported by KOAT in Albuquerque, officers responded to gunshots and they found Jones in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. He claimed he didn’t know anything about the gunshots fired.
Officers noticed that Jones seemed intoxicated and he admitted to officers that he had been driving earlier that night and intended to drive again. Jones submitted to sobriety tests and performed poorly on all of them.
He later took a breathalyzer test and results returned at or above twice the legal limit.
After Jones was arrested, a black handgun was found underneath the driver’s seat along with a bottle of Recuerdo behind the passenger’s seat.
I’m not gonna sit here kicking the man while he’s down, but I’m also not gonna sit here and act surprised that this came across my timeline.
While the world falls apart, Jon Jones still can’t get his shit together. He’s still getting behind the wheel of a car fucked up and putting others’ at risk, and this time with a gun, during a pandemic.
No excuse for driving drunk or using a weapon. We will see how this plays out.
Business as usual for one of the greatest to ever do it.
Chris Rooke
Content Director-Producer-Writer
