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According to online court records, Jon Jones will not serve jail time for his domestic battery case.
Jones pleaded nolo contendere to a lesser charge of destruction of property in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday. Jones must stay out of trouble, pay $750 to the victim, and attend anger management counseling, according to the records.
Jones was charged with tampering with a vehicle and domestic battery. Jones pleaded nolo contendere to destroy the property of another after the domestic battery charge was dropped. Nolo contendere is a plea in which a person accepts a conviction but does not admit guilt.
Jones was arrested by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers in the early morning hours of September 24. Jones smashed his head on the hood of the police vehicle when he was taken into custody. The initial felony charge was for injuring or tampering with a vehicle.
A security guard at the hotel called the police when he saw a woman crying inside the hotel. The woman was taken to the security office after she told the guard she was afraid to go back to her room. The woman told police that Jones was touching her back and pulling her hair. She said Jones didn't hit her, but officers saw blood on her clothing and a dried blood on her lip. The woman said her lips were dry. Police observed blood on the bed sheets inside the hotel room.
Jones told police that he didn't remember a lot of the night, but he never touched the woman.
Jones has had a number of run-ins with the law, including a felony hit-and-run in 2015. Jones failed two drug tests during his MMA career.
Jones has never been beaten in the cage and is a former light weight champion. He wants to challenge for the title in the division next year. He hasn't fought since February 2020.
