Patriots cornerback Jack Jones faced several gun-related charges stemming from a July arrest at Boston Logan International Airport. Jones had tried to bring two loaded firearms onto a plane. Shortly before the Patriots’ regular-season opener, Jones is in the clear on the legal front.
Appearing Tuesday in Boston Municipal Court, the second-year defender agreed to a deal with prosecutors that led to the gun charges being dropped, Chris Mason of MassLive.com reports. Jones, 25, agreed to a year of pre-trial probation and 48 hours of community service.
He had faced a number of charges — possessing a concealed weapon in a secure area of an airport, possessing ammunition without a firearm identification card, unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and possession of a large-capacity feeding device — in connection with the July arrest.
This news does not clear Jones from a potential NFL suspension. The league’s personal conduct policy does not require a conviction for a ban to be levied, but this certainly helps Jones, who was facing potential prison time after the arrest. Jones is set to be in uniform for the Patriots against the Eagles on Sunday.
This was not the first bout of legal trouble Jones has encountered. While at Moorpark (Calif.) College, Jones was arrested following an incident at a Panda Express, and he served 45 days of house arrest after pleading guilty to commercial burglary, which is a second-degree misdemeanor. The former USC recruit, however, managed rehabilitate his draft stock after transferring to Arizona State. The Patriots selected Jones in the 2022 fourth round and saw immediate promise. Pro Football Focus graded Jones as a top-20 corner last season. Despite starting only two games last season, Jones intercepted two passes — one of them resulting in a pick-six — and forced a fumble.
The Pats have Jack Jones positioned as a starting outside cornerback. He will join Jonathan Jones, who is now on his third Pats contract, and first-round pick Christian Gonzalez in comprising the top corner trio on Bill Belichick‘s 24th Patriots defense.
Liberal Massachusetts justice?
Weapons on aircraft or in/on airports is against federal law so how is this ‘negotiated?
Influential patriots owner with politico contacts?
Wouldn’t work with regular citizens
This kind of stuff has happened for years, Ernie “Fats” Holmes was shooting a an Ohio State Police helicopter on the Ohio Turnpike and never served time but got probation. Tyreek Hill has never faced the music even after 2 separate domestic incidents. If one is good at their sport and the crime is less than murder you can skate.
Black athlete privilege
And Republican lawmakers from DC
Professional sports players have proven to be above the law time and again. This is coming from a Pats fan.
Wealth buys people out of crimes. Simple as that.
#FreeKarenRead
IF its Federal Law, Massachusetts had nothing to do with it.
So its Liberal United States Justice…
Federal prosecuting attorneys are selected by the states 2 US senators, then signed off on by the US president in office.
Massachusetts hasn’t had a Republican US senator since Scott Brown, circa 2010.
So, it’s lefty Massachusetts US senators.
Of course they dropped them his lawyer made it about color so they folded like the Bruins in the playoffs
How did Madison Cawthorn get out of the exact same crime?
With pull and it was in a different state also these 2 have something most don’t have $$$$$$$$$
But Cawthorn is white. You made it out to be about color. It’s more about money than anything else
Not just guns in his luggage at an airport.
…LOADED guns at an airport!?!?
I am a reasonable 1A advocate, but that’s nuckin futs.
You or I would be 5-10 in a federal prison… even if we pled guilty.
This guy gets 48 hours of showing up at area PE classes, throwing a football around and giving autographs.
The 2-tiered justice system in this country has got to stop.
The cherry on top? With no conviction, he’ll still be allowed to own the guns.
I’m sorry, but if you’re careless enough to bring loaded weapons into an airport in 2023, you should NOT have been able to possess them in the first place.
1st Amendment is Freedom of speech, religion, right to organize.
2nd Amend is militia and guns
And it shall not be infringed
Dang right!!!
My man
Just a typo… I wrote it in a rush. I meant 2A.
I think that is obvious.
You must have been in a rush when you left out Madison Cawthorn too
Huh?
Is that some sort of an attempt to “get me?”
…oooo… sick burn, genius
Not sure where I said Jack Jones was the only person ever to do this.
In fact, I’d say as a former congressman, Cawthorn would probably fall into what i described as “the 2-tiered justice system in this country that has got to stop.”
Furthermore, I wasn’t aware that posting a comment here required deep dive research and a comprehensive list of all possible people who have behaved similarly to whoever I’m commenting upon.
But its no surprise you would expect that, seeing as you’re the kind of commenter that has filled this whole string with a bunch of similar nonsense comments.
How about you stop being such a d0uche and F the H off?
A certain political party hates guns, but doesn’t enforce gun laws? They cant prove he didnt know the guns were in his bag? Not licensed,
and illegal extended mags? This is embarrassing.
One party loves guns, and so they’re not going to set nor enforce laws. The other party is trying to set laws, but the aforementioned party won’t let that happen, instead changing the script to “they want to take your guns.” Did I about sum that up?
It’s more of a people problem than a gun problem sadly!
Not really. Responsible and law abiding gun owners take time and effort to be licensed, trained, and stay legal. Jones was charged with tons of all those gun laws already on the books, and he got away scott free. And because the weak DA gave an excuse and said they couldn’t prove he knew what was in his own bag at an airport. Bullsh!t. Embarassment and smack in the face to those who spend the time and effort to do it right.
How about the mass shooters in Buffalo, Jacksonville, Vegas and Charleston SC? Those were all law abiding people? Some may have referred to them as a “good guy with a gun” until they weren’t
Lol how about 150 shootings per weekend in blue cities you don’t care about anything you disingenuous so and so. Not a gun problem, a people problem.
Strange that you don’t mention Nashville. Get a cia asset w a white supremacist manifesto and it’s released before dinner meanwhile still no tranifesto and no motive for Vegas shooting. How strange!
Growing up in the 50s tv westerns and all – altercations were fist fights and wrestling
TV confrontations since the 70s began to involve guns, knives, bats and ‘gang ups’.
Is this what’s polluting 12-13 year old ‘children’?
What westerns did you watch? There was always somebody shot
Mostly Hopalong, Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers
The Nashville shooting took place at a school they attended. Probably a perceived revenge. Still unacceptable but unlike the shootings I mentioned where the shooter targeted people they didn’t have a grudge with. Is there really any motive in your eyes that would have made the Vegas shooting right? Wow. You really went out there on that question
Did I say it was a gun problem?
Always enjoyed his singing; especially that “Love Boat Theme”.
Leftist DA obviously. Bet if he was an oath keeper he wouldn’t have got that deal.
That is bc the Oath Keepers attacked Capital Police, tried to occupy the Capital., and tried to stop duly elected officials from performing their constitutional obligations which was certifying the election. Insurrection… ya know, ending of Democracy and all.
Having a gun in your bag is not even in the same conversation as organizing, initiating and being part of an insurrection.
BTW, 6 people died on Jan. 6th, and most WERE POLICE. They all should go to jail for a long long time.
Just curious, asking for a friend, what is the usual penalty for killing a cop while committing another crime? Oh yeah, the death penalty.
You’ve obviously been watching to much Clinton network news
Actually one person died and it was someone who was shot by a capitol police officer who had on multiple times left his loaded gun in the bathroom unattended while schoolchildren toured the building. Nice speech though you’re brainwashed
Such an insurrection they left after a few hours and congress reconvened. That’s nothing compared to attacking police stations, federal buildings, firebombing the Portland mayor out of his condo setting up chaz zones, looting st will, and burning down buildings and cars.
And “duely elected” to mean the first presidential election in history that was stopped after 1 candidate was leading key states late. Then all those mail in ballots “found” for the other one the next day. I had a stack of ballots sent to my house from people that didn’t live there anymore. The county had no clue they moved years prior and registered in another state.
This is just all kinds of wrong.
Oath Keepers prosecuted this week never actually entered the capitol, they were charged for stuff they did outside, allegedly leading the whole thing.
However, none of them are the several unidentified people on video telling people to “go inside the capitol”… moving barricades… waving people in that showed up an hour after the speech and had no idea the missing barricades were supposed to be there.
“Insurrections” are armed. The only weapons carried that day were by law enforcement.
BTW The only people that died on Jan 6, were Trump supporters, mostly heart attacks and natural causes… and one unarmed woman shot dead in the neck by capitol police.
The ONE member of the POLICE to die around jan6 was Brian Sicknick. He died the following day, of a STROKE. Text messages sent from his phone on the actual day of jan6 told the text recipients that he was fine, and was heading home.
So if you want to sentence somebody to the “death penalty” for Sicknick’s death… I don’t know what to tell you.
If the in-flight movie is “Snakes on a Plane” it’s only natural passengers would want to take weapons on board to defend themselves (sarcasm intended).