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Jon Jones has been named the suspect in a hit-and-run car accident in Albuquerque, N.M., according to Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Simon Drobik.

A previous report stated that the woman whose car was hit Sunday morning was middle-aged, but she's actually in her 20s and pregnant, the Albuquerque PD stated in a press release Sunday night. The woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Jones is still wanted for questioning. Police attempted to reach the UFC champion at his Albuquerque home Sunday, but could not get in touch with him, according to the release. The release also stated that the APD reached out to Jones' lawyer, but have not heard back.

"Yes, he is the suspect and we're hoping that he will contact us to give us his side of the story," Drobik told MMAFighting.com.

The Albuquerque PD Department is asking Jones to reach out by calling (505) 242-2677.

Jones is a resident of Albuquerque and trains out of Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA in the New Mexico city.

Jones is scheduled to defend his title against Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 on May 23 in Las Vegas. Reports surfaced Sunday on Twitter that Jones was out of the fight with Johnson. But Johnson's manager Glenn Robinson told MMAFighting.com on Sunday afternoon that he had not heard anything about the fight being off.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Champion UFC fighter Jon Jones turned himself into authorities Monday night in connection with a hit-and-run crash, officials said.

Bernalillo County said that Jones was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center and released a while later.

An arrest warrant signed by police said Jones faced a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries.

According to police, witnesses said that Jones ran from a crash Sunday that hospitalized a pregnant woman but quickly came back to grab "a large handful of cash" from the car.

The accident occurred in southeastern Albuquerque just before noon Sunday when the driver of a rented SUV ran a red light, police said. The driver, whom an off-duty officer identified as Jones, ran from the scene but then returned for the cash before fleeing again.

"Witnesses stated he shoved the cash into his pants and ran north," the report said.

Police said earlier in the day that they had been unable to reach Jones or his lawyer. He later turned himself in.

Officers found a pipe with marijuana in the SUV as well as MMA and rental car documents in Jones' name, according to the police report.

His agent, Malki Kawa, did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press.

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