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Jones Pleads Guilty
It all started at a NYC Louis Vuitton store Dec. 22 as holiday shoppers watched Jones and Jayvon Smith mix it up, resulting in Jones punching Smith in the face.
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Of course, Jones’ lawyer, Scott Leemon, said Jones didn’t start the fight.
Leemon didn’t say what caused the fight, but during a February radio interview Ne-Yo said the two “have had drama in the past.”
So why the plea? Leemon says his client pleaded guilty because he didn’t want to risk a probation sentence that might have included travel restrictions if convicted.
So he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge and is sentenced to time served – which essentially amounts to the hours he spent in custody after turning himself in last January.
Jones released his latest album – Pray IV Reign – in March and recently starred in an off-Broadway production based on his life – “Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life and Mind of Jim Jones.”
As he left court, Jones, who still faces a civil suit filed by Smith, said he has “just been working on the music and trying to steer clear of any trouble.”