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Jones was arrested on June 16 at Logan Airport after TSA officers reportedly discovered a pair of weapons in his baggage.
With the 2023 NFL season simply days away from kick-off, Patriots cornerback Jack Jones can reportedly put his authorized woes behind him.
In line with Chris Mason of MassLive.com, Jones moved his scheduled court docket date as much as Tuesday and agreed to a brand new deal in Boston Municipal Courtroom. Jones obtained a nolle prosequi — a proper discover the place prosecutors comply with drop fees — in change for one 12 months of pre-trial probation and 48 hours of group service.
Jones, 25, was initially arrested on June 16 at Logan Airport after TSA officers reportedly discovered a pair of weapons in his baggage.
The 2022 fourth-round decide was charged with two counts of 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 gadget.
Jones pled not responsible to weapons fees throughout an arraignment listening to in East Boston days later, and was launched after posting bail.
He was initially scheduled to look again in East Boston District Courtroom on Aug. 18 for a possible trigger listening to, however that listening to was moved to Friday, Sept. 15.
After Jones’ listening to was rescheduled, authorized skilled Michael McCann tweeted that such a delay may sign {that a} plea deal was being hashed out.
“Might be an indication a plea deal is within the works for Jack Jones,” McCann tweeted. “(A plea deal is the most probably final result in how his case ends, together with his principal targets being to keep away from jail time and to provide the Patriots cause to not lower him).”
Within the nolle prosequi obtained by MassLive, the Suffolk County District Legal professional famous within the submitting that the prosecution couldn’t show that Jones had data that he possessed the firearms in his bag whereas going by way of safety at Logan.
The authorized briefing learn:
“The Commonwealth states that according to its commonplace of evaluate in all instances, it has totally reviewed all of the proof on this case and decided that it can’t be confirmed past an affordable doubt that Mr. Jones had data that he possessed the firearms in his bag on the time of the incident,” the DA stated in a court docket submitting. “As well as, pursuant to M.G.L. Part 140 Chapter 129C(j), These exempt from having a firearm identification card embody ‘any resident of the commonwealth returning after having been absent from the commonwealth for not lower than 180 consecutive days or any new resident transferring into the commonwealth, with respect to any firearm, rifle, or shotgun and any ammunition there then in his possession, for 60 days after such return or entry into the commonwealth.’
“The Commonwealth has been supplied documentation and verified that Mr. Jones bought each firearms lawfully within the state of Arizona and has taken steps to grow to be a lawful gun proprietor within the state of Massachusetts inside this 60-day interval.”
There nonetheless stands an opportunity that Jones faces extra self-discipline from the NFL for his arrest. However with Jones’ authorized fees now dropped, the gifted defensive again can focus solely on soccer getting into his second 12 months within the NFL.
“At occasions it may be tough,” Jones informed reporters on Aug. 23. “However, I strive to not let the skin have an effect on what’s happening on the sphere. So I attempt to come out right here and simply focus all on soccer and let the skin be the skin and fear about that outdoors.”
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