There may be a reason why UFC CEO Dana White chose to announce Jon Jones’ retirement in Azerbaijan on Saturday.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Sherdog.com, Jones is facing a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this past February. A criminal complaint was filed in Bernalillo (New Mexico) Count Metropolitan Court on June 17, and Jones is required to appear for a bond arraignment on July 24. The Albuquerque Journal was first to report the charge.
According to the complaint, a member of the Albuquerque Police department was conducting interviews at the scene of a “two-vehicle collision” in Albuquerque this past February.