MMA Fighting reports that Jon Jones has had his traffic court date pushed back to March 23rd. In January, Jones was cited for three traffic violations which brought up the question as to whether it violated his probation stemming from his felony hit-and-run case last spring.
Jones entered into a plea deal with prosecutors this past September which put him on probation for 18-months. A condition of the probation was that he not violate the law. On January 31st of this year, Jones was cited for three traffic violations which included driving without a license, driving without proof of insurance and driving without registration.
However, the Bernalillo County district attorney indicated it would not pursue Jones for the traffic infractions would could have violated Jones’ probation. Jones was given 3 days of community service for not alerting probation officials about his traffic citations.
Jones still lashed out at the media for concerning themselves with the traffic incident.
Payout Perspective:
While Jones may think that the traffic infractions are no big deal, it still could have been a violation of his probation. It’s not clear the pretense for the traffic stop but not having the basic information needed to drive could be a concern. Whether he was just running out to the store to get some milk or coming back from training or just had the information in his other pants, Jones did not have the basic information needed for driving. If you are on probation, wouldn’t you want to be extra careful about any missteps.
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