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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer
A tester for the UFC's anti-doping program filed a report with Albuquerque police alleging that heavyweight champion Jon Jones assaulted and threatened his life while collecting a sample on March 30.
Crystal Martinez, an agent with Drug Free Sports International, filed a report with Albuquerque police on Friday. Martinez told police that Jones, 36, briefly took his cell phone while collecting a sample at his home at 4 p.m. and threatened to kill him. The report obtained by ESPN also includes a subpoena for Jones' arrest, but no subpoena exists online at this time. Record of criminal charges against him.
Jones commented on the allegations on social media on Saturday, posting a video that appeared to show two inspectors leaving his home without incident on March 30.
“I want to address reports that I allegedly threatened the life of a drug tester and took his phone,” Jones wrote on Instagram. “I want to be clear: there is a video of two drug testers leaving my house after the testing session, where we exchanged high fives and hugs. I was irritated by the lack of awareness and used some profanity out of frustration, but it ended amicably and amicably ”, nothing threatening. ”
According to the report, Martinez claimed that Jones was initially cooperative with test personnel, but became agitated when he could not immediately provide a urine sample. Martinez went on to say that Jones appeared intoxicated and told investigators, “Why are you coming this early? Do you know what happens when people who come to my house end up dead?” He said Jones had threatened him. To sue them.
The officer handling the report said he reviewed a video on Martinez's cell phone in which Jones appears to say: [is] I'm hanging out with Jerome and his girlfriend in the garage,'' he says, then pauses.
Jones is widely considered to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. He has had multiple legal issues outside of competition, including multiple DUIs and a 2015 felony hit-and-run. In 2021 he was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of domestic assault. His charges were dropped in a plea deal later that year.
Jones was scheduled to fight Stipe Miocic last November, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. He currently has no matches scheduled.
