Former UFC star Jon Jones had a pair of misdemeanor charges dismissed in connection with a car accident last February.
Jones was charged with leaving the scene of a traffic accident and later faced a charge of “use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.”
But the state of New Mexico, where the car accident took place, filed to dismiss the charges on Friday. The court records were initially obtained Tuesday by the outlet MMA Fighting.
“After further investigation, the State has reason to believe the defendant’s alibi defense is credible,” the document said. “The State therefore dismisses this matter.”
Jones later thanked the district attorney’s office in a published statement. He explained that he provided evidence to prove that he never left his house th