Jon Jones, as he has so many times throughout his career, is headed to court.
The former UFC heavyweight champion is scheduled for an upcoming bench trial on Sept. 2 to answer for a pair of misdemeanor charges, according to MMA Fighting, including leaving the scene of an accident and alleged use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.
Despite this body cam footage
, Jones asked fans to not believe everything they read online.Law enforcement responded to reports of a wrecked
automobile back in February, where an intoxicated (and half-naked) passenger named Jones as the driver. First responders were able to make contact with a caller who sounded like Jones, but the conversation quickly turned dark.
“You won’t be the first guy this year that I’ve threatened,“ the caller warned. ”You’d be the second one. Maybe he would take it out on her if something bad ever happens, just because of the (expletive) you said. My brothers, they kill people for way less. If something happens to me, she’s flat and dead.”
Attorneys for Jones blasted prosecutors for their “baseless case” and “waste of resources.”
