October - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
22
Can you Say Slap on the Hand???
Jon Jones Pleads Guilty To Hit-
and-Run Felony, Avoids Jail Time
Article By: Jose Youngs
It
looks like former
UFC light heavy-
weight champion
Jon Jones won’t be seen
behind bars for his role in
a hit-and-run in Albuquer-
que.
On Tuesday morning,
Jones plead guilty to a fel-
ony charge of fleeing the
scene of a car accident in
April, which left a 25-year-
old pregnant woman,
Vanessa Sonnenberg, with
a fractured arm and wrist.
As a result, Judge Charles
Brown of the Second Judi-
cial District Court of Berna-
lillo County ordered Jones
be given 18 months of
supervised probation. The
former champion must
also make 72 appearanc-
es in vivacious charitable
events such as speaking to
a Boys And Girls Club. Ac-
cording to Jones’ lawyer,
Sonnenberg has made a
full recovery.
Jones issued the following
Jon Jones (José Youngs/ The MMA Corner)