Former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has put a major legal issue behind him after prosecutors dismissed charges linked to a February traffic incident in New Mexico.
Jones had been accused of fleeing the scene of an accident earlier this year. But according to a press release cited by Fox News Digital, the case was formally dropped Tuesday when the state filed a nolle prosequi, ending the matter before it reached a scheduled bench trial.
His attorney, Christopher A. Dodd, said the outcome confirmed what Jones had maintained from the beginning.
“We have been fully vindicated,” Dodd said. “From the very beginning, we explained that a woman made a false allegation against Jon in an effort to avoid being arrested for DWI, and unfortunately, the police accepted that claim without properly weighing the facts. Once the relevant documents were finally disclosed by the police department, Jon’s cell phone records made it undeniably clear that he was nowhere near the scene of the crash. We are grateful that the district attorney’s office took the time to conduct a full and fair review of this case, which ultimately confirmed Jon’s innocence.”
Dodd added that his team is still scrutinizing how law enforcement handled the matter.
“At the same time, it is deeply troubling that such critical evidence was disregarded, forcing Jon to endure this ordeal unnecessarily. Our investigation into how this occurred remains ongoing,” he noted.
The accusations stemmed from a February crash in Albuquerque, when a woman claimed Jones had been driving one of the cars and left the scene. Police records indicate the woman showed “significant intoxication” at the time.
Dodd has consistently rejected the allegations. Back in June, he said, “Jon was not driving that night; he wasn’t in the car. It appears that an intoxicated woman used a false allegation against Jon to avoid being arrested for DWI, and the police fell for it. Based on the criminal complaint, it looks like they went so far as to seek a warrant for Jon’s cell phone records while conducting a misdemeanor traffic investigation. I have never heard of such a thing.”
Jones, who retired in June while still holding the UFC heavyweight belt, has fought sparingly since 2020. Though he announced his retirement, he has also hinted at a possible comeback in 2026.
Of course they went after him, he is a Trump supporter.