Ufc Legend Jon Jones Faces Criminal Complaint Days Before Shocking Retirement Announcement

Just days earlier amazingly confirming he would beryllium retiring, UFC prima Jon "Bones" Jones was accused of leaving nan segment of an automobile mishap successful February. 

It’s chartless why nan criminal title was revenge 4 months aft nan accident, but it was revenge successful Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court this past Tuesday, and Jones has a enslaved arraignment proceeding scheduled for July 24. The complaint is simply a misdemeanor successful New Mexico.

The title noted authorities responding to a clang wherever an intoxicated woman, who wasn’t wearing apparel beneath nan waist, was recovered successful nan beforehand rider spot of a vehicle. She claims Jones was driving nan vehicle, and he fled nan scene, according to The Albuquerque Journal.

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Jon Jones reacts aft defeating Stipe Miocic successful a UFC 309 mixed martial arts heavyweight title bout, early connected Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

The female told police that she had consumed intoxicant and mushrooms while pinch Jones astatine his home, and she recalled needing a alteration of clothes. The adjacent point she remembered was being astatine nan segment of nan conveyance crash. 

A man believed to beryllium Jones was allegedly spoken to by a constabulary work adjutant erstwhile nan female called him from nan scene. The man connected nan telephone didn’t respond to questions astir his identity. 

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During nan conversation, nan title alleges that nan man believed to beryllium Jones "appeared to beryllium heavy intoxicated and made statements implying his capacity to employment lethal unit done 3rd parties."

Jones was interviewed in-person days aft nan crash, and he allegedly confirmed nan female near his location intoxicated and called him aft nan crash, according to The Alburquerque Journal. 

Jones has dealt pinch ineligible issues during his UFC career, which galore see to beryllium 1 of nan top performances of each time. 

Jon Jones (red gloves) fights Stipe Miocoic (blue gloves) successful nan heavyweight bout during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

UFC CEO Dana White announced Saturday that Jones had informed them that he would beryllium retiring connected Friday, relinquishing his undisputed heavyweight title loop to Tom Aspinall arsenic a result. 

"Jon Jones called america past nighttime and retired," White said successful Azerbaijan. "Jon Jones is officially retired."

Jones confirmed his status pinch his ain station connected societal media. 

"This determination comes aft a batch of reflection and I want to return a infinitesimal to definitive my deepest gratitude for nan travel I’ve knowledgeable complete nan years," he wrote connected X. "From nan first clip I stepped into nan Octagon, my extremity was to push nan boundaries of what was imaginable successful this sport.

Jon Jones (red gloves) earlier his conflict against Thiago Santos (not pictured) astatine T-Mobile Arena.  (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA Today Sports)

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"I’ve faced unthinkable highs and immoderate reliable lows, but each situation has taught maine thing valuable and made maine stronger, some arsenic a combatant and arsenic a person."

Jones went 28-1 complete his UFC career. His past conflict was a TKO triumph successful nan 3rd information complete Stipe Miocic astatine UFC 309 successful November. 

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