Oct 6, 2009 • 1 min read

Jim Jones accepts plea deal over assault charge

Rapper Jim Jones has accepted a misdemeanour assault charge over a New York shop altercation, receiving time served, though civil proceedings continue.

Rapper Jim Jones has admitted to a misdemeanour assault charge over allegations he punched a friend of Ne-Yo's in a New York shop last year. I think Ne-Yo was there at the time, which is why he's relevant.

Jones admitted to being involved in a scuffle with Jayvon Smith in New York's Louis Vuitton store just before Christmas last year, but initially said he didn't start the fracas. However, this week he accepted the misdemeanour charge, I think as part of some sort of plea deal which will ensure he doesn't have any probation conditions to stick to.

He was sentenced to "time served", which is basically the hours he was in custody after turning himself into police in relation to the charges against him back in January.

Although the criminal matter is now resolved, Jones still faces civil proceedings launched by Smith in relation to the altercation. Commenting on the incident back in February, Ne-Yo said little except that Jones and Smith "have had drama in the past".

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