Jon Jones' attorney is livid with authorities in New Mexico for levying a charge against his client this month ... saying in a statement to TMZ Sports the case is "strange and unwarranted."
Court records show the UFC legend was hit last week with one misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident, and on Sunday night, attorney Christopher Dodd eviscerated the Albuquerque Police Department over the filing.
"As Jon's lawyer," Dodd told us, "I am stunned by the Albuquerque Police Department's decision to charge him in this new case.