Aldon Smith turned himself in to authorities Tuesday night and was booked on a second-degree battery charge, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News tweets.
A warrant went out for Smith’s arrest earlier this week for an incident that took place Saturday. The recent Seahawks acquisition has been accused of assaulting an acquaintance outside a coffee house in New Orleans. Smith, 31, is now free on bond, Gehlken adds.
Smith, however, contends he did not touch the man who is accusing him of assault, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports. The alleged dispute was between Smith and members of his family and the husband of Smith’s pregnant sister, according to Florio.
The Seahawks signed Smith to a low-cost one-year deal. While the veteran pass rusher remains a member of the Seahawks, this latest arrest could change that status. Smith battled past legal issues during his first NFL run and during the ensuing four-plus-year hiatus. The Cowboys ended Smith’s exile from the NFL but elected not to re-sign him this offseason.
Let’s hear the excuse for ‘mental disorder’. Not he’s a problematic person.
You have no idea what happen here, nor do you know why he was arguing with his pregnant sister’s husband. He could have been protecting his sister, and you’re lobbing “mental disorder” grenades around. Stay classy man.
Because after 7+ years in the spotlight, Aldon is so classy. How many charges during his career, 7-9 thereabout.
Maybe, maybe not. A lot of people get off with excuses, but we do not know if that’s the case here or who Smith is as a person now. It’s best to let him and those close to him and the investigative parties play this out before making judgments.
How about the recent trend of false accusations of people who are money hungry? Don’t know enough of the story to accuse the guy yet!
He turned himself in. Good starting point. We’ll see how it plays out in court.
Like when they were confirming that Supreme Court justice?
He will be out a job and bankrupt in 2-3 years.
Or a prison job and back out in 2-3 years…
Nothing to see here, move along….
Nothing to see, keep moving….