Jon Jones takes ‘getting in trouble out of the police’s hands’

Jon Jones takes ‘getting in trouble out of the police’s hands’
UFC lightweight champion Jon 'Bones' Jones interacts with media during an open training session for fans and media at the Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts and Fitness on April 2, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Aaron Sweet/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has landed in legal hot water again. 

An Albuquerque police officer’s body camera captured the officer pulling Jones over. He is accused of drag racing with another vehicle and was given a total of five tickets.

It was reported that Jones pleaded not guilty to the charges during a court appearance this week.

Jones will have to attend anger management and driver improvement courses. He also has to get approval from his probation officer every time he wants to drive. However, he wasn’t given a curfew condition.

Jones said that he has hired a driver and has promised to do better.

“I have him here and he’s driving me between every practice all day, even at night now,” Jones said, according to MMAFighting.com this week. “I figured I'd take getting in trouble out of the police’s hands by simply not driving.”

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