Patriots CB Jack Jones to practice at camp after June arrest - ESPN

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones, who pleaded not guilty to gun charges stemming from a June arrest at Boston's Logan Airport, is set to practice with the team at the start of training camp.

«Jack will be out there,» Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Tuesday, the day most veteran players report for camp. «It's a legal situation that I can't comment on that is ongoing.»

The Patriots' first practice is scheduled for Wednesday.

Asked if he plans to stand by Jones, Belichick said: «Can't talk about it. It's a legal process.»

Jones, who enters his second season with the Patriots and is expected to compete for a starting role, is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 18 for a probable-cause hearing. That is the day before the Patriots' preseason road game against the Green Bay Packers.

Prosecutors said that on June 16, authorities at Logan Airport found a Glock box with two guns and ammunition inside a bag with Jones' name on it.

Jones, 25, was charged with two counts of the following offenses: possession of a concealed weapon in a secure area of the airport, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and possession of a large-capacity feeding device.

Two of the counts against Jones carry mandatory minimum prison sentences of 2½ years if he is indicted and then convicted. Two other counts carry mandatory minimum sentences of 18 months if he is indicted and later convicted.

Jones' attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, told reporters after Jones' arraignment June 20 that the cornerback «had no intention of bringing any guns into Logan Airport that day.»

Jones appeared in 13 games last season, with two starts, and finished with 30