KENTUCKY — A former Cincinnati Bengals player has learned his punishment for assaulting an officer in Northern Kentucky last year.
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Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones was sentenced to five years of probation, pending a plan that includes his specified community service and face-to-face apologies, according to our news partners at WCPO.
News Center 7 previously reported that Jones was arrested on June 6, 2025, on several charges, including assault of an officer, public intoxication, and disorderly conduct.
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Covington police said officers were dispatched to a bar along W Sixth Street around 12:45 a.m. Saturday for a “report of a disturbance involving a customer and an employee,” our news partners at WCPO reported.
When they arrived, they were directed to a car trying to leave the area.
Police identified Jones as a passenger in the vehicle.
While being arrested, Jones pushed back against an arresting officer.
As previously reported by News Center 7, Jones was arrested at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in 2023 for alcohol intoxication, terroristic threatening, and disorderly conduct.
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