She won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2][3][4] Her younger brother Otha Jones III is also a boxer.

[5][9] Jones claimed that she had nothing to do with the initial disorderly conduct for which the police was called, and was asleep in her home when she was woken up by an officer trying to kick her door open.

She further claims that after answering the door, she asked to know the officer's badge number, after which she was arrested and punched.

[5] She later asked for a formal apology and the dismissal of the charges against her; she changed her plea to a no contest in February 2023, resulting in her case being dismissed in exchange for Jones having to complete a safety and justice class.

[6] After an internal investigation, the Toledo Police Department ruled in January 2023 that the strike by Pluff was a justified use of force.