Patriots’ Jack Jones to serve 1 year of probation, community service in firearms case

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots defensive back Jack Jones has agreed to serve one year of probation and 48 hours of community service in exchange for prosecutors dropping eight of the nine weapons charges he faced in connection with his June arrest at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport for allegedly having two loaded guns in his carry-on bag.

The deal was reached during a hearing Tuesday in Boston Municipal court.

Jones, 25, was arrested in June after two firearms were found in what police identified as being his…