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FILE - Jon Jones speaks during the UFC 152 pre-fight press conference at the Real Sports Bar and Grill in Toronto, Sept. 20, 2012. The UFC heavyweight champion is due in court Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to face a pair of misdemeanor charges that stem from a drug test at his New Mexico home in March in which he was accused of being hostile. (Matthew Sherwood/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Jon Jones fights charges stemming from alleged hostility during a drug test at his home

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his home in which he was accused of being hostile

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
Published - Jul 17, 2024, 02:36 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 17, 2024, 02:36 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile.

Jones appeared seated next to his attorney as the pleas were entered on his behalf during a virtual hearing. An Albuquerque judge granted the attorney's request that Jones remain free pending trial on charges of assault and interference with communication in connection with the March testing session.

Jones has vowed to fight the charges. When the allegations first became public, he called them baseless, posting on social media that he had been taken off guard by what he called the unprofessionalism of one of the testers and acknowledged cursing after getting frustrated.

“However, I want to emphasize that at no point did I threaten, get in anyone’s face, raise my voice to anyone or engage in any form of assault,” Jones said in a social media post.

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