Posted at 8:35 a.m., Thursday, February 1, 2007
Judge dismisses assault charge against Titans' Jones
By TERESA WALKER
Associated Press
Jones was accused of spitting in a woman's face after an argument at Club Mystic on Oct. 26.
Judge John Aaron Holt said Krystal Webb gave inconsistent testimony about when she noticed there was spit in her hair and wiped it off, and about when she knew Jones' identity.
The judge told Webb that she could still pursue the case in a civil lawsuit. Webb and her lawyer declined to speak to reporters after the ruling.
Jones wasn't allowed to play in one game Nov. 5 as punishment for the incident, and the NFL fined him $100,000. But Jones said he hopes to get that money back now that the charge has been dismissed.
After the ruling, Jones said he needs to protect himself from people who are trying to get money from him.
"I'm just happy it's over with and the truth always comes to the end," he said. "Everybody wants something out of my situation."
Jones was also charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct last August when he got into an argument with a woman at a night club in Murfreesboro. Those charges will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for six months.
