UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is facing a felony charge after he was allegedly involved in a hit and run in Albuquerque, N.M., early Sunday morning.
Initially, it appeared that Jones would be facing a misdemeanor even if it was determined that he was the man who fled the scene of the accident. However, the 25-year-old pregnant woman who was driving the car that Jones allegedly struck suffered a broken arm. Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Tanner Tixier confirmed to Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com that the injury makes the crime a felony.
“The preliminary statement that the woman suffered ‘non-serious’ injury was not entirely accurate,” Tixier said.