{"id":345500,"date":"2020-03-26T10:34:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=345500"},"modified":"2020-03-26T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T17:34:46","slug":"colby-covington-reacts-to-jon-jones-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-reacts-to-jon-jones-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington reacts to Jon Jones’ arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

It did not take long for Colby Covington to react to Jon Jones getting arrested.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jones, who was Covington’s roommate in college, was arrested early on Thursday morning, and charged with aggravated DWI, negligent use of a firearm, and possession of an open container.<\/p>\n

According to a report from KOAT<\/a>, Albuquerque police were dispatched to the area of 3rd<\/sup> Street and Central Avenue just after 1 a.m. in response to gunshots fired. Officers reportedly found Jones inside his vehicle. The UFC champion allegedly told officers he didn\u2019t know anything about the reports of gunfire, but admitted he had been driving after officers noticed he seemed intoxicated. Jones reportedly submitted to a sobriety test, which is said to have confirmed the officers\u2019 suspicions. He subsequently accepted a Breathalyzer test and reportedly blew two times over the legal limit.<\/p>\n

Jones was then arrested. Officers searched his vehicle, and reportedly found a handgun and a 750ml bottle of Recuerdo.<\/p>\n

As most fight fans know, this is far from Jones’ first instance of legal trouble.<\/p>\n

Covington, who has never shied away from trash-talking his former roomie, sees that as a sign that, contrary to the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, things are actually continuing on as normal.<\/p>\n

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See, there\u2019s no need to panic. The world\u2019s still perfectly normal. https:\/\/t.co\/YuWyN0MukI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n