UFC star Jon Jones facing 2 misdemeanor charges stemming from drug test incident

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UFC heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones was charged with assault and interference with communications after an incident with a drug-testing agent. 

The charges, which are both misdemeanors, came after Crystal Martinez, a drug-testing agent from Drug Free Sport, claims she was assaulted by Jones while collecting a sample for her company, the UFC’s anti-doping program partner, on March 30.

Martinez alleges that, along with her partner, Jones said he couldn’t provide a urine sample after attempting to do so. However, when she suggested a blood test instead, Jones started to get irritated and took her cell phone and started recording her. 

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Jon Jones stands in his corner prior to his light heavyweight championship bout during the UFC 247 event at Toyota Center on February 08, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Martinez alleges that Jones appeared to be intoxicated during the incident, when he said people that come to his house "end up dead."

If convicted of both counts, Jones could face less than one year in prison and fines. 

Jones, 36, addressed the incident after it happened earlier this year. 

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"I want to clarify that there is a video showing both drug testers leaving my home after the testing session, where we exchanged a high five and a hug," Jones wrote on social media. "Although I was frustrated with the unprofessionalism and used profanity out of frustration, it ended friendly and amicably, nothing threatening at all. I was actually celebrating a friend’s