Former UFC mild heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith faces years in jail stemming from an alleged home violence incident.
Anthony Smith is headed to trial after pleading ‘not responsible’ to 4 felony prices stemming from an incident together with his spouse earlier this summer time.
Smith, 38, retired from blended martial arts following a loss to Zhang Mingyang at UFC Kansas Metropolis final yr. After hanging up the gloves, Smith has transitioned into full-time broadcasting as a key fixture of Paramount’s UFC protection.
Smith and his spouse had been concerned in an altercation at a bar on July twenty sixth in Gretna, Nebraska, through which the previous UFC star allegedly ‘threatened to kill her’ if she didn’t depart with him. Based on Sarpy County police, Smith then allegedly bodily compelled her contained in the car earlier than she escaped through the drive.
Smith allegedly tried to run over his spouse close to their home earlier than police ultimately arrived on the scene. He was booked into Sarpy County jail and launched on a $500k bond.
Smith appeared in a Sarpy County courtroom on Monday and pled ‘not responsible’ to prices of terroristic threats, false imprisonment, and home violence.
Anthony Smith set for trial, faces as much as 50 years in jail after alleged home incident
Now, Smith and his authorized crew will return to court docket on September twenty first for an arraignment listening to. If discovered responsible of the above prices, Smith doubtlessly faces as much as 20 years in jail.
As of this writing, Smith hasn’t commented publicly on his arrest and his present authorized troubles. UFC CEO Dana White not too long ago commented on Smith’s arrest, stating he ‘didn’t anticipate’ to be taught of Smith’s present predicament.
Smith returned to Combined Martial Arts earlier this yr at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 9, defeating former UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman by first-round submission. He defeated the likes of Alexander Gustafsson, Volkan Oezdemir, and Shogun Rua throughout his UFC tenure.
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