Jack Jones’s tweet criticizing Ja Morant for gun points resurfaces following arrest at Logan Airport

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Jones’s arrest got here hours after the NBA suspended Morant for 25 video games for his second gun incident in three months.

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Jack Jones was arrested Friday at Logan Airport attributable to possessing two firearms in his carry-on luggage.

Not lengthy after information broke that Jack Jones was arrested for attempting to take two weapons on a airplane with him at Logan Airport, an outdated tweet of his resurfaced during which he criticized a star athlete for doing one thing comparable. 

The Patriots cornerback tweeted his frustration at Ja Morant in Might after the Grizzlies famous person was seen on video taking part in round with a gun for the second time in three months, writing him a message attempting to advise him.

“@JaMorant dumb.. you letting social media and yo satisfaction destroy yo actual cash,” Jones wrote. “Put them weapons down and run that cash up. Make considered one of yo homies join safety or hid carry for those who really feel such as you want it that unhealthy.. however you the bread winner you gotta begin appearing prefer it..”

Coincidentally, Morant obtained a 25-game suspension from the NBA for his second gun incident hours earlier than information of Jones’s arrest broke on Friday. It’s the second suspension Morant has obtained from the NBA attributable to flashing a gun on video, receiving an eight-game punishment from the league again in March. 

Now, Jones could be the one going through self-discipline from his bosses, whether or not or not it’s the Patriots or the NFL. As an illustration, former Chiefs edge rusher Frank Clark obtained a two-game suspension in 2022 attributable to being arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm twice in 2021.

As for the authorized self-discipline he’ll face, Jones was charged with two counts of 5 separate offenses, that are possession of a hid weapon in a safe space of an airport, possession of ammunition with out a firearm identification card, illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, and possession of a large-capacity feeding system, in line with the Massachusetts State Police.

Jones was booked on the State Police-Logan Airport Barracks and his bail was set at $50,000. He’ll be arraigned at East Boston District Court docket on Tuesday.

Late Friday night, the Patriots launched a press release on the arrest of their 25-year-old cornerback.

“We’ve got been notified that Jack Jones was arrested at Logan Airport earlier as we speak,” the workforce wrote within the assertion. “We’re within the means of gathering extra info and won’t be commenting additional at the moment.”

Jones had a authorized subject previous to the Patriots deciding on him within the fourth spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. Three weeks after he was dismissed by USC attributable to educational points, Jones was arrested at a Panda Categorical in Santa Paula, California, for industrial housebreaking and conspiracy to commit a criminal offense. After the 2 costs have been diminished to misdemeanors, Jones served 45 days of home arrest as a part of a plea settlement.

Jones has additionally been suspended twice attributable to self-discipline points courting again to school. When he was with Arizona State, Jones obtained a suspension in the course of the 2020 season attributable to preventing in apply. 

The Patriots additionally suspended Jones throughout his rookie season for an undisclosed motive. Whereas he was out with a knee harm late within the season, Jones was positioned on the workforce’s suspended checklist for the ultimate two video games of the season. Jones’s agent, Jamal Tooson mentioned in January that there was a “miscommunication relating to Jack’s rehab course of” that led as much as the workforce’s choice to droop Jones.