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Jon Jones apologizes to fans on Twitter: 'Got a lot of soul searching to do'

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones went to his Twitter account for his first remarks since his hit-and-run incident and subsequent arrest in Albuquerque.

Presently a free man on bail, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones issued his first public comment since his hit-and-run in New Mexico on Sunday morning. Jones apologized to fans and said he had "a lot of soul searching to do" in a tweet sent out on his official account late Tuesday evening:

Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down.

— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) April 29, 2015

Jones is currently charged with the felony of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries after he crashed his rented SUV into the driver's side of a pregnant woman's car, leaving the woman with a broken arm.