He may well be the UFC’s greatest ever fighter, but Jon Jones’s latest DWI and firearm arrests raise questions over his mental wellbeing
It was around 1 a.m. on Thursday when officer Jason Brown from the Albuquerque
police department responded to a single gunshot on 3rd St and Central Avenue. The officer arrived to find Jon Jones seated in a black Jeep with the engine running, a near-empty bottle of mezcal on the floor behind the passenger’s seat and a handgun under the driver’s seat.
According to Brown’s report, Jones had a “green leafy substance on his shirt and pants, consistent with marijuana” and a “strong odor of alcohol coming from his facial area”. He performed poorly on three field sobriety tests and his breathalyzer tests showed him “at or above twice the legal limit.” He was searched and arrested on four different counts, including aggravated DWI, negligent use of a firearm, possession of open container, and no proof of insurance in vehicle.