He was booked into the Ventura County Jail and was being held on $20,000 bond, according to online records.
Jones, a five-star recruit out of Long Beach Poly, had a startling fall from grace at USC after a sophomore season in which he had four interceptions and appeared to be building momentum toward a NFL career.
Jones told The Times he was planning to enroll in a junior college — either Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut or West Hills College in Lemoore — for the 2018-19 school year to try to become eligible for the 2019 season.