UFC: Jon Jones charged with traffic violations while on probation
FILE — This Jan. 3, 2015, file photo shows Jon Jones celebrates after defeating Daniel Cormier during their light heavyweight title mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas. Albuquerque police were searching for UFC light heavyweight champion Jones on Sunday night, April 26, 2015, in connection with a hit-and-run accident. AP
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones was cited for three traffic violations in Albuquerque, New Mexico while serving his probation last month.
In a report of ESPN, the 28-year-old was charged for driving without a license, registration or proof of insurance on January 31. However, the district attorney opted to not file a violation with regard to his probation served last September.
Jones is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time), based on court documents.
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The 205-pound MMA champ has been placed on supervised probation in September after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge for hit-and-run, leaving the scene of an accident and injuring a pregnant woman. Jones evaded jail time after entering a plea agreement.
The same report also quoted New Mexico district attorney’s office public information officer Kayla Anderson saying that the three traffic violations cited against Jones would not result in a violation of his probation.
Though the terms of Jones’ conditional discharge were undisclosed, he is expected to follow all laws while on probation. However, the state did not specify his recent violations as a condition of his probation.
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Jones is expected to return to the Octagon at UFC 197 on April to challenge defending champion Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title.
He was stripped of the belt after his arrest on April last year, following a dominating run in the division where he defended the title for eight straight matches.
Jones last saw action on January 2015 when he scored a unanimous decision victory against Cormier at UFC 182.
