UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in police custody.
Jon Jones in custody following hit-and-run accident
MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani reported on Monday night (via Twitter) that the current pound-for-pound king has turned himself into the Albuquerque police and has since been booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center. The police have since confirmed.
ABQ PD has confirmed to me that Jon Jones is now in police custody.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 28, 2015
Jones was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident on Sunday morning, running a red light which lead to a 30-year old pregnant woman, named Vanessa Sonnenberg, suffering a fractured arm and wrist.
He ran from the scene, but witnesses say that he ran back for a bundle of cash. Police also found marijuana and a marijuana pipe in the rental Buick SUV, which had paperwork in it that led to a Jonathan Jones.
His bail was set at $2,500.
Jones is expected to defend his belt at UFC 187 next month against Anthony Johnson.
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