Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive finish Chandler Jones pleaded no contest on June 17 to a home violence cost and can keep away from jail time if he meets sure circumstances, in keeping with Clark County (Nevada) court docket paperwork.
Jones acquired a suspended 90-day jail sentence. The cost shall be dismissed if he stays out of hassle for the following six months and has no contact with the sufferer, apart from Household Courtroom orders, in keeping with the data.
Jones, 34, was arrested in Las Vegas in September and charged with a misdemeanor for violating a home violence short-term protecting order. He was arrested once more in October for violating the protecting order.
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He was charged with two misdemeanors in September, however a kind of fees was dismissed when he made his plea, in keeping with the data.
The Raiders launched Jones after his arrest in September. On the time, he was within the second season of a three-year, $51 million contract.
Earlier than he was launched, Jones had been away from the Raiders since Labor Day weekend, when he made a sequence of social media posts aimed on the crew, proprietor Mark Davis, then-general supervisor Dave Ziegler and then-coach Josh McDaniels. The Raiders had positioned Jones on the non-football damage/sickness checklist on Sept. 20.
Jones, who has been chosen to 4 Professional Bowls and has acquired two first-team All-Professional nods, did not play within the NFL final season after he was arrested. He has 112 sacks over 11 seasons.
