Police Report: Jon Jones Threatened Drug Testing Agent During Sample Collection

Jon Jones has been accused of assaulting and threatening to kill an agent from Drug Free Sport International (DFSI) at his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home last month.

ABQ Raw first reported the news. According to a police report, the drug-testing agent, who is identified as Crystal Martinez, entered Jones’ home on March 30 to collect a sample as part of the UFC’s anti-doping program. Further details regarding the police report, which was filed on April 5, were initially shared by MMAFighting.com. Based on the report, Jones is charged with assault and interference with communications for allegedly taking Martinez’s phone.

Martinez alleges Jones was cooperative at first but became agitated when he was unable to initially provide a urine sample. When Martinez suggested taking a blood sample instead, Jones threatened to sue, took her phone and began recording Martinez and her co-worker. An Albuquerque Police Department officer later reviewed the video.

According to the report, Jones then put the phone in his pocket and got in Martinez’s face.

“Why you f—ing people come so early? Do you know what happens to people who come to my house? They end up dead,” Jones is alleged to have said.

Martinez told police she was “terrified” but elected to continue with the drug-testing process because she didn’t want to further anger Jones due to potential penalties from the UFC. Jones was eventually able to provide a urine sample, and Martinez obtained her phone during that period. Martinez texted her boss, who is identified as Pierson Laughlin, regarding her concerns but was unwilling to talk to Laughlin because she was afraid Jones “would attack her if he saw her on the phone.”

Martinez later told police that she believed Jones was intoxicated. When contacted by police on Friday, Martinez indicated that she wanted to pursue charges. However, her co-worker did not want to press charges due to potential “repercussions.” Laughlin, meanwhile, declined to give a statement to police. According to Martinez, Laughlin “seemed like he was trying to talk her out of” filling a police report when they spoke on April 4. Martinez also claimed that Laughlin told her to “hold off [on filing a police report] until UFC representatives spoke with her.”

Jones has since responded to the accusations, also sharing a video that shows him giving a high five to one of the DFSI agents.

“I want to address reports about me allegedly threatening a drug tester’s life and taking a phone,” Jones wrote on Instagram. “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. 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 birthday party at my home, and I believe it’s perfectly normal to celebrate in the comfort of my own home.

“I must say, this particular tester behaved quite unprofessionally and even breached standard protocol along with HIPAA laws. Throughout my 20 years of being subjected to drug tests, I have never encountered such an incident with a DCO officer before.”

Jones, who is recovering from a torn pectoral suffered last year, is expected to defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic later this year when he is cleared to compete. The UFC ended a partnership with former anti-doping partner USADA last year, continuing its program with new anti-doping partner DFSI at the beginning of 2024.

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