Former UFC title challenger and now MMA coach Jake Shields got charged with misdemeanor battery which happened due to an assault on Mike Jackson this past December at the UFC Institute.
According to online courts records, Jake Shields was charged with a single count of misdemeanor battery. A summons was issued for Shields on august 9th, however he did not show up the arraignment on September 21st. The same day, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
As of today, at the time this article is being written, the former fighter has not been detained or held in custody. Jake Shields has not responded or commented ever since.
Montel Jackson and His Thoughts
During an interview with MMAFighting, Montel Jackson revealed the charges on a rant talking about Jake Shields. Jackson has an upcoming fight on October 14th vs Pat Miletich.
“He’s a piece of shit” Jackson said. “Jake Shields, I know somebody is going to tell you about this. You better be on your best behavior, you fucking coward. Because the man is looking for you. He has a warrant out for his arrest because he’s a coward piece of shit. So he’s on the run essentially. He’s ducking and dodging the cops because they want to get him. The district attorney wants to get his ass real good. So that’s going to happen.”
This altercation started first on twitter with arguments about politics, race, amongst some subjects. The situation worsen when both Jackson and Shields were at the UFC PI at the same time back in December. Jake Shields posted a video on twitter that looks like him attacking Montel Jackson on the floor and throwing punches as a crowd surrounded the melee.
“Finally ran into the bitch Mike Jackson,” Shields wrote. “He quickly discovered the difference between calling people Nazis in person vs on Twitter. This racist is lucky so many people were there to save his pathetic racist ass.”
Jackson claims Shields attacked him without provocation or warning, which led him to file a charge with the Las Vegas police. Jackson then tried to book a boxing match versus Shields to settle the beef but never come to fruition.
“He’s pasting this narrative online that I’m scared of him and he whooped me,” Jackson said. “First of all, the dude attacked me from behind like the coward piece of shit that he is. Fine. He said he wanted to fight. I gave him terms to fight. We agreed to the terms of the fight, and then he jumped me from behind.”
Montel Jackson Suggests a Boxing Fight With Jake Shields
Montel Jackson continues.
“He agreed to box me. Those are his words. OK, you agreed to box me, here are the terms. We do PRIDE rules, 10-minute first round, and every round after that is five minutes. There is no round limit. We go until someone quits or someone gets knocked out, and it will be on a pay-per-view stream and we split the profits — 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser. He’s like ‘No, fuck that, you’re a pussy, I want to fight you UFC 1, bare-knuckle rules.’ You’re a fucking piece of shit.
“That’s fine, they’ve got a warrant out for your arrest, Jake Shields, you fucking piece of shit coward Nazi. They’re coming for you boy – you better watch out.”
In a misdemeanor case, law enforcement typically won’t search for a suspects. The arrests often take place during routine traffic stops when police officers discover a bench warrant has been issued. If Jake Shields is convicted, he could face up to six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine.
Quotes taken from MMA Fighting
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