UFC: Jon Jones arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and negligent use of firearms
- Pound-for-pound number one Jones found in a vehicle showing ‘signs of intoxication’ and with a handgun and liquor
- Jones had a previous DWI conviction in 2012; charged with slapping a waitress in a club last year
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has been arrested on suspicion of DWI (driving while intoxicated) and other offences after officers heard gunshots and found him in a parked car with a handgun and a half-empty bottle of liquor early on Thursday, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said.
The 32-year-old Jones was arrested on suspicion of aggravated DWI, negligent use of firearms, possession of an open container of alcohol and no proof of insurance for a vehicle, police said.
Police said Jones was found in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle with the engine running about 1am (3pm Hong Kong time). Authorities said Jones showed signs of intoxication and a handgun and a half-empty bottle of liquor were in the vehicle.
Bernalillo County jail records indicate Jones was released after being booked. Online court records don’t list an attorney for Jones who could comment on his behalf.
Earlier police reports said they found a half-empty bottle of tequila and a gun in Jones’ car, and that he blew double the legal limit of .08 on a sobriety test. The police were responding to a call about shots being fired while the state of New Mexico is under a “stay at home” order because of the coronavirus.