Pipe and condoms found in car allegedly driven by Jon Jones in hit-and-run accident
Albuquerque police released video this week of their search of a rental car that Jon Jones was allegedly driving when it smashed into two other vehicles, injuring a pregnant woman with a broken arm before leaving the scene of the accident.
According to the official police report, Jones was identified at the scene by an off-duty officer, who recognized him from his UFC fights, before police began a search of the car to find identification.
The authorities found paperwork belonging to "Jonathan Jones, the MMA fighter" and now video of that search and seizure has been made public via KOAT in New Mexico.
Officers are seen digging through the car where they find the paperwork and one of the officers is overheard saying, "I wonder if this is that fighter's car -- Jon Jones?"
The rented 2015 silver Buick SUV was left at the scene after running a red light and crashing into the other vehicles. Eyewitness reports say the driver, alleged to be Jones, got out of the car and ran away before coming back to grab cash from the vehicle before running away again, completely abandoning the car and other drivers who were potentially injured.
Because one of the drivers suffered a broken arm and wrist, Jones faces potential felony charges for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident, with a penalty that could carry up to the three years in jail.
Police in the video are seen finding the registration and saying it belongs to "Jon Jones, the MMA fighter."
Police also found dirty clothes, a water bottle, loose change, a marijuana pipe and condoms.
The video also shows the damage done to the vehicle driven by the pregnant woman who was taken to the hospital following the accident after feeling like she was going to pass out. She was later examined and doctors discovered she had a fractured arm and wrist.
Following Jones' arrest and release on $2,500 bond, UFC officials stripped him of his light-heavyweight title and suspended the New York native indefinitely.
As of yet, the district attorney for Bernalillo County, New Mexico hasn't officially taken the case involving Jones to the grand jury to seek indictment on the fighter. They have 60 days from the date of his arrest and release to file formal charges against the former champion.
Jones hasn't made any public appearances outside of his required presence at a New Mexico courthouse where he had his initial meeting with a judge, who allowed the fighter to stay out of custody on the $2,500 cash bond he posted after being arrested.
