Sapulpa Police Officer David Jones.
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Sapulpa Police officer David Jones was voted off "The Biggest Loser" ranch last night on NBC.
Jones, who suffered a knee injury on the show a few weeks ago, was a member of the Blue Team which had not lost any players until last night.
In a disappointing weigh-in in which the weight loss of one contestant from each team determined the night's win, Jones' Blue team finished last and was forced to vote to eliminate one team member. They voted Jones off for both being unable to work out intensely because of his injury and because some thought he would be a potential threat later in the competition.
The 51-year-old Kiefer resident, who weighed in at 307 pounds at the start of the season, showed in a video that he is down to 220 pounds – a weight loss of 87 pounds. He is competing to be the at-home winner of the competition. He was coached by trainer Bob Harper.
"Bob was a real inspiration," said Jones in a new video. "The guy helped saved my life. I owe him for that. A big thank-you to Bob Harper."
Jones, a native of Cherry Point, N.C., was reared in Sapulpa. He is the father of seven children, including one with special needs, and two grandchildren.
An interview with Jones will be featured in Wednesday's Scene section of the Tulsa World.
The series airs at 7 p.m. Mondays on NBC, channel 2, cable 9.
Here he is in an update video aired Monday:
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