Warrant issued for NFL player Aldon Smith on battery charge

LOUISIANA- A warrant has been issued for the arrest of NFL player Aldon Smith on a second-degree battery for allegedly choking someone.

Police responded to a call on Saturday around 7:30 p.m., about someone who had been “assaulted by an acquaintance”, reports USA Today.

Smith allegedly choked the victim unconscious in an altercation that started at a coffee shop, St. Bernard Parish D.A. Attorney Perry Nicosia told ESPN.

A warrant for Smith’s arrest was issued a day later.

The alleged victim was hospitalized for several injuries and was released.

Smith had just signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks.
He was arrested in 2018 for violating a protective order in an incident allegedly involving his fiancé.

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