Arrest warrant issued for Jon Jones arrangements made for champ to turn self in

Jon Jones

An arrest warrant has been issued for UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in connection with a hit and run in the early morning hours Sunday.

The victim in the incident was a 25 year old pregnant woman. The victim suffered a broken arm elevating the incident from a misdemeanor to a felony. According to the police report a man matching Jones description ran from an SUV involved in a three car accident before returning grabbing a handful of cash and fleeing again.

An officer at the scene found car rental paperwork linking the car to Jones as well as a marijuana pipe and marijuana.

The Albuquerque Police Department announced via Twitter that the warrant (viewable here) had been issued and that arrangements have been made for the fighter to turn himself in.

Currently Jones (21 1 MMA 15 1 UFC) the top ranked fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound for pound rankings is scheduled to fight Anthony Johnson (19 4 MMA 10 4 UFC) in next month s UFC 187 pay per view headliner which takes place May 23 in Las Vegas.

The UFC recently released a statement stating officials are gathering facts and will reserve further comment until more information is available but made no mention of Jones possibly being pulled from the card.

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