Jones sought for questioning in hit-and-run accident
MMAFighting.com is confirming that UFC champion Jones is at least being sought by the Albuquerque police to question him about an auto-accident.
Rumors have been circulating on social media that UFC champion Jones was involved in some ‘incident’ on Sunday morning. MMAWeekly first reported that they had confirmed that Jones was out of his UFC 187 bout, but later retracted saying they could only confirm Jones was involved in a car accident, but only that his UFC 187 bout was in jeopardy.
Now MMAFighting.com is confirming that Jones is at least being sought by the Albuquerque police to question him about an auto-accident:
UFC champion Jon Jones is being sought for questioning in a hit-and-run car accident, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman told MMAFighting.com on Sunday.
A middle-aged woman’s car was struck Sunday in Albuquerque, N.M., and the offender in the other vehicle fled the scene, per Albuquerque PD spokesman Simon Drobik. The case is currently under investigation and Albuquerque PD would like to speak with Jones regarding the matter. Drobik could not confirm if Jones was a suspect in the incident.
There is no warrant for Jones’ arrest. The police are currently just seeking him for questioning. Albuquerque PD is still attempting to hash out all the details of the case.
“[We] don’t know where he is right now,” Drobik said of Jones. “We’re trying to figure that out.”