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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
It turns out Saturday's arrest for suspicion of DUI wasn't the first time UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones has run afoul of the law in his Bentley. According to multiple reports, Jones had an incident just last November in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Alcohol wasn't involved in this case, but some alleged reckless driving was. At 3:04AM local time in Albuquerque, the morning of Nov. 24, Jones was stopped after "flying" around a corner before pulling into the parking lot of "Fantasy World," Albuquerque's "fully-nude" strip club.
The stop was made in that parking lot, where Jones was found to be driving under a revoked license. Criminal charges were filed on Dec. 8, 2011, according to a report from TheMMACorner.com, for "driving on a revoked license" and "sliding or losing traction." Both charges were eventually dropped on March 8 of this year.
"On 11/24/11 I observed a black Bentley turn Northbound on Jefferson NE from Westbound McCleod NE. The vehicle came around the corner sideways and tires squealing. The vehicle continued North at a high rate of speed and pulled into the Fantasy World parking lot. I conducted as traffic stop and contacted the driver, identified as Jonathan Jones. I ran Jones drivers license through MVD and it was suspended. I then ran his drivers license through NCIC and they confirmed his it was suspended. Jones was cited for loss of traction and suspended drivers license. Jones vehicle was towed from the scene."
Penick's Analysis: The other piece of this particular story is just why Jones had a revoked license in the first place, but that isn't known at this point. Still, this is showing a pattern of reckless driving behavior from Jones, and he's absolutely acting like an untouchable young millionaire. That's not a good thing, and this incident coming to light isn't going to help the image overall right now. Thankfully this incident didn't have any alcohol involved, but it was still driving recklessly at three in the morning. This is an unacceptable string of behavior from the young Champ, and one that absolutely needs to be reversed.
[Jon Jones art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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