UFC fighter Jon Jones allegedly pulled a lady’s hair and head-butted a police automobile hours after considered one of his fights was inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame final week.
An arrest report launched Tuesday by the Las Vegas Metro Police Division lays out the sequence of occasions that led to Jones being arrested Friday morning on two prices: damage and tampering to a automobile (a felony) and misdemeanor battery home violence. Jones was launched Friday night on $8,000 bail and is due again in court docket on Oct. 26.
Jones was apprehended by police on the Las Vegas strip simply earlier than 6 a.m. Friday. When he was taken into custody, the report states that Jones “grew to become irate and smashed his head onto the entrance hood” of the police automobile, inflicting a medium-sized dent and paint chipping. That led to the felony cost of damage and tampering to a automobile.
In an interview on the Caesars Palace resort, the girl concerned within the incident informed police that Jones was a “little” bodily along with her, touching the again of her head and pulling her hair a bit. She stated Jones didn’t hit her. Nevertheless, police noticed blood on the girl’s clothes and a bump on her lip with dried-up blood. She defined that her lips have been actually dry. Police additionally noticed blood on the bedsheets within the lodge room, the report said.
The girl, whom ESPN will not be figuring out, informed police that Jones was aggressive along with her, however not violent, per the report. He grabbed the again of her hair to stop her from leaving the lodge room. Police noticed the girl with a swollen decrease lip and a pink mark on her higher proper cheek. The girl didn’t permit pictures to be taken, nor did she comply with a voluntary assertion or recording of the interview.
A Caesars safety guard informed police she encountered the girl, who broke into tears when requested if she was OK, in accordance with the arrest report. The girl stated she was afraid to return to the room. She was taken to the safety workplace.
In line with the report, previous to being learn his Miranda rights, Jones stated the Las Vegas Metro PD could be dealing with a lawsuit for placing him in handcuffs on the largest night time of his life. After his rights have been learn, Jones “instantly burst into tears,” the report said. The report described Jones as going by an “emotional curler coaster.”
Jones denied to police that he ever touched the girl and had a tough time remembering sure factors of the night time, per the report. After the interview, police stated that Jones “said jokingly that he wish to take us all on and see what we may do.” Jones, per the report, feinted like he was going to flee {the handcuffs} and struggle the cops. The officers informed Jones that they weren’t joking round and that they’d use a Taser on him if he continued with that conduct. Jones apologized, the report said.
Jones, 34, has had a number of run-ins with the legislation and outside-the-cage points, together with a number of DUIs and a felony hit-and-run in 2015. Jones has additionally failed two drug exams throughout his MMA profession.
Jones, who has by no means actually been overwhelmed within the cage, is a longtime gentle heavyweight champion. He’s within the midst of shifting as much as heavyweight to problem for that division’s title. He has not fought since February 2020.
When requested about Jones’ arrest, UFC president Dana White stated he would see how the fighter’s case performs out legally.
