The bench trial is ready after Decide Jill Martinez dismissed the unique misdemeanor cost for leaving the scene of an accident after a secondary case was opened in opposition to Jones. The second case charged Jones with each leaving the scene of an accident and use of phone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.
Jones’ legal professional Christopher Dodd truly filed to have that second case dismissed because of the duplicate expenses however finally the state of New Mexico opted to maneuver ahead with that case and as an alternative dismiss the unique cost that solely included leaving the scene of an accident.
The complete ordeal surrounds allegations that Jones fled the scene of an accident after police responded to a responded to a crash the place a lady was discovered within the passenger seat, “exhibiting indicators of serious intoxication and missing clothes from the waist down.”
The lady claimed that Jones was driving her automobile on the time of the accident and “subsequently fled the scene on foot.” Calls had been positioned to Jones with a police service aide stating he “gave the impression to be closely intoxicated and made statements implying his capability to make use of deadly pressure by way of third events.”
The unique police report said that the particular person on the cellphone refused to acknowledge it was Jones however when authorities acquired involved with him at a later date, he claimed the particular person chatting with him on the decision “instantly opened the dialog with unprofessional language” and that pressured him to query the legitimacy of the caller’s declare to be concerned with regulation enforcement.
That interplay is what finally led to the second cost being filed in opposition to Jones.
As of now with that preliminary case dismissed, Jones is scheduled for his bench trial on Sept. 2 based mostly on the 2 separate expenses associated to accident.
Jones, 38, introduced his retirement from preventing earlier this 12 months however then modified his thoughts simply two weeks later after President Donald Trump introduced plans to host a UFC occasion on the White Home in 2026. Consequently, Jones re-entered the UFC’s anti-doping program to endure the required drug testing that will clear him to compete once more, though there’s no phrase if he’ll truly find yourself being booked on the UFC White Home card.
