After hitting a police car outside Caesars Palace while intoxicated, Jon Jones announced that it will be on YouTube the next day. The UFC fighter had a partial point. Five months or so were needed for the video to surface, however. Jones is known for his skills in the octagon, but also for his troubles with the law. This incident is yet another case of Jones making the company behind great events like UFC 238, UFC 207, and UFC 218 look bad.
The Las Vegas Review Journal posted the police bodycam video of Jones’ September 24 arrest at Caesars Palace on charges of domestic abuse was made available on YouTube on February 22.
That evening in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old former light-heavyweight champion was there to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of UFC. He was staying at Caesars Palace with his family. Caesars has been in the news for some time now, mainly coming from the rebranding of the online casino of Caesars in New Jersey into Tropicana. The Casino side of Caesars took a back seat to Caesars’ Sportsbook, the core website. The rebranding happened a year after the original announcement was made in 2022. Jones’s story might not affect Caesars’ public image that much as the security team did their job in the situation.
A security officer at Caesars Palace phoned the police in the early hours following the ceremony to report what seemed to be a domestic altercation. Jon’s youngest daughter had requested assistance from the guard, according to the arrest report. Police intervened immediately, stopping Jon outside the casino resort as he attempted to escape, according to the report.
Fiancée in Blood
Several LVMPD officers entered Jon’s room while he was being held and discovered his fiancee, Jessie Moses. Despite Moses’ denial, she seemed to have been punched because of the blood on her clothes, face, and lip bump.
A very upset Jones was outside furiously berating cops. He added, slurring his words and sounding plainly irritated that he was being humiliated on his Hall of Fame night. Jones continued by saying he detested the police offers.
At one point, Jones, who was handcuffed and standing close to the front of a police SUV, abruptly reared up and threw his whole weight upon the car. He struck his head, according to LVMPD, inflicting a moderate dent in the vehicle.
A Lot of Trauma
The report claims that Jones eventually became more compliant and started to calm down. He was subsequently brought into custody without incident and transported to Clark County where he faced charges of a misdemeanor, domestic violence, interfering with a police vehicle, and a felony.
Then, the battery charge was dropped. Jones was fined $750, made to go to anger management counseling, and given the advice to keep out of trouble in December after entering a no-contest plea to the allegation involving the police car.
Jones said that his brain is no longer able to take alcohol because he has experienced far too much trauma. Shortly after his arrest, Jones said to his Instagram followers that he will never let alcohol be a part of his history.