Jeremy Stephens Arrested on Outstanding Warrant; Bout at UFC on FX 5 in Jeopardy (UPDATED)
UFC on FX 5 fighter Jeremy Stephens was arrested Friday morning in Minneapolis in connection to an outstanding warrant and his bout with Yves Edwards is currently in jeopardy.
Representatives of the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Friday that Stephens was arrested and taken into custody in connection with an outstanding warrant. Stephens' arrest was first reported by MMAJunkie.com.
Unfortunately the police could offer no further information in regards to what the outstanding warrant was in reference to. Stephens is originally from Iowa, which borders Minnesota to the south, so it could be from an incident in his previous residency in the area, but no details were available at the time of the arrest.
Stephens is currently being held at the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility, according to an online database for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department.
Calls to Stephens' representatives and UFC officials were not immediately returned.
It's unclear at this time if Stephens will be released or even allowed to compete at tonight's UFC on FX 5 card against Edwards. UFC officials have made no announcement about the arrest or the bout as of yet.
UPDATE: Stephens' arrest has now been updated by the Minneapolis Police Department and he has been listed as in custody without bail due to an out of state felony charge. A further update indicated the arrest warrant is from the state of Iowa.
Shortly after the Minneapolis PD updated its arrest record on Stephens to indicate he was being held without bail, UFC president Dana White tweeted, “Don't listen to the media! Nobody ever told them Jeremy isn't fighting. He is fighting!!”
Neither the police department or other UFC officials added any further comment to the situation.
Stay tuned as MMAWeekly.com will have more information on this story as it develops.
