Smith allegedly suffocated a victim to the point of knocking her unconscious
An order was issued for the arrest of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith for an alleged second-degree assault that occurred in the New Orleans area Saturday night, the district attorney confirmed of St. Bernard, Perry Nicosia.
They noted that Smith allegedly suffocated a victim until he was knocked unconscious during a confrontation that began inside a coffee shop in Chalmette, Louisiana, and that the order was signed by the court a day later.
The alleged incident amounts to a second-degree assault because the victim was knocked unconscious, according to Nicosia. He said the victim was taken to a hospital, but did not have to spend the night.
In a press release, the office of the district attorney for the parish of St. Bernard said the alleged victim suffered “serious injuries” and that an offender convicted of second-degree assault faces a fine of up to $ 2,000 and / or up to eight years in prison.
According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office of St. Mary’s Parish. Bernard, officers responded to a medical call and when they arrived, they contacted a male victim who said he had been assaulted by an acquaintance of his. Detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation identified the suspect as Smith.
New Orleans television station WDSU was the first to report that Smith was wanted for the incident, adding that part of the incident was believed to have been captured on video. The prosecutor’s office notes that he was not sure how much was captured on video.
According to a research bulletin from the bailiff of the parish of St. Bernard who was shared by WDSU, Smith does not have a local address, but has relatives in the New Orleans area. Smith, 31, signed a one-year deal with the Seahawks just two days earlier, on April 15, after resurrecting his career with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. Details of the contract are unknown. of a year of Smith with Seattle.