Jon Jones Gets Arrested After Hall Of Famer Ceremony

UFC star Jon Jones got arrested for two charges on misdemeanor battery domestic violence and felony injuring and tampering with a vehicle. This isn’t the first time he has been arrested. Jon Jones came to Las Vegas to attend the UFC Hall Of Fame awards ceremony. Just the day after the ceremony Jones got arrested by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Clark County inmate records show that Jones was in custody and set to make his first court appearance Saturday. Details of Jones’ arrest remain unknown, other than he was booked into Clark County Detention Center at 5:45 a.m. local time on Friday morning.

After Jones was arrested, the UFC president was asked about the whole situation. Dana White stated that he was not at all surprised by what happened. He said that it’s never safe to bring Jon Jones to Las Vegas.

“It’s hard to bring this guy to Las Vegas for any reason,” White told reporters on Friday after the UFC 266 ceremonial weigh-ins. “This city is not good for Jon Jones. And here we are again.”
“It’s like it’s not even shocking anymore,” White said. “When we bring him here, it’s almost expected. Can’t even get him into Las Vegas for less than 12 hours to induct him into the Hall of Fame. It’s a problem. This guy’s got a lot of demons, man – a lot of demons.”

“Is it really shocking anymore? It’s really not. It’s become not shocking. Almost become, ‘Uh oh, he’s in Vegas again. What’s going to happen today?’ You want to hope the guy is better, and that won’t be the case, but he proves every time he comes to this town that he can’t handle this place.”

Jon Jones Illegal Controversies

This wasn’t the first time Jon to get into trouble due to his illegal activities. In April 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico police stated that he was sought in connection with a hit and run early the previous morning. He was alleged to have run a red light and crashed his rental car in a collision involving two other vehicles. He allegedly fled the scene of the crash on foot and leaving an injured pregnant woman behind in another vehicle. The incident was witnessed by an off-duty police officer who identified the suspect as an African-American man, wearing a white shirt and dark pants, whom he believed to be Jones. The witnesses stated that the man described as Jones then returned to the scene to grab cash from the vehicle before fleeing again.

An arrest warrant was issued against Jones, and a surrender process was done between law enforcement and Jones’s lawyers. That evening, Jon turned himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department.

Jon’s Other Legal Troubles

In May 2012, Jones drove his Bentley into a pole in Binghamton, New York. Jon was arrested for driving under the influence and was bailed out by his mother. He pleaded guilty to DUI charges and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine. He also had his driver’s license suspended for six months.
In July 2019, it was reported that Jones had been charged with battery for an alleged incident. He was involved with a cocktail waitress at a strip club in Albuquerque.

Jon was also arrested in March 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to police reports, an Albuquerque PD officer heard what sounded to be a gunshot. Upon further investigation, observed a black Jeep with Jones in the driver’s seat.
Now Jon Jones was getting ready for his heavyweight debut which was supposed to take place in 2022. All the MMA fans hope he gets away from all his legal troubles and starts to compete again in the UFC.