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Brady HendersonESPN
Seattle Seahawks defensive finish Aldon Smith turned himself in Tuesday evening after a warrant was issued for his arrest in reference to an alleged battery within the New Orleans space, in keeping with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Workplace.
Smith turned himself in at St. Bernard Parish Jail shortly earlier than eight p.m. ET. He was booked and launched Wednesday on $25,000 bond. Smith is scheduled to be arraigned July 14.
An arrest warrant was issued for Smith on Monday for an alleged second-degree battery that occurred Saturday night. St. Bernard Parish District Lawyer Perry Nicosia advised ESPN that Smith allegedly choked a sufferer unconscious throughout a confrontation that started inside a espresso store in Chalmette, Louisiana.
The alleged incident rises to a second-degree battery cost as a result of the sufferer was rendered unconscious, in keeping with Nicosia. He stated the sufferer was taken to a hospital however didn’t have to remain in a single day.
In a information launch, the St. Bernard Parish District Lawyer’s workplace stated that the alleged sufferer suffered “extreme accidents” and that an offender convicted of second-degree battery faces a high quality of as much as $2,000 and/or as much as eight years in jail.
In line with a information launch from the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies responded to a name for medical help, and after they arrived, they got here into contact with a male sufferer who stated he had been assaulted by an acquaintance of his. Detectives with the Felony Investigations Bureau recognized the suspect as Smith.
Two days earlier than the alleged incident, the Seahawks signed Smith, 31, to a one-year deal price $1,127,500 ($137,500 assured). He had resurrected his profession with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020 after lacking greater than 4 seasons due to an indefinite suspension by the NFL for a number of off-field incidents and violations of the league’s substance abuse coverage.
In an announcement Monday, the Seahawks stated, “We’re conscious of the experiences relating to Aldon Smith. Aldon notified us and we’re gathering extra data. We’ve got no additional remark presently.”
ESPN’s Mike Triplett contributed to this report.