S.F. police seek Aldon Smith after domestic violence incident
Oakland Raiders Aldon Smith cools off during an NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 20, 2015, in Oakland.
Troubled former 49ers and Raiders lineman Aldon Smith is being sought by San Francisco police after they said Sunday that he “fled the scene” where officers had responded to a domesticviolence complaint.
“The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries,” a Sunday afternoon statement read in part. “The suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival and was identified as professional football player Aldon Smith, a 28-yearold Oakland resident.” The statement said officers arrived around 8:30 p.m. Saturday to a residence in the 600 block of Bush Street in San Francisco after receiving the report of a domestic-violence incident.
The Twitter-verse had exploded Sunday morning after a tweet reported that Smith was on the run.
“#BREAKING: Sources telling me Aldon Smith was involved in a domestic violence incident last night/early this morning, and then fled the scene,” a tweet from Ted Ramey’s Twitter feed @Tedrameymedia read. “More info as I find out.”
The report led many on Twitter to comment about the sad news, “if true.”
Smith has a lengthy rap sheet. He agreed to plead no-contest to a hit-and-run charge surrounding an Aug. 6, 2015, incident and was sentenced to 20 days in jail. Prosecutors agreed to charges that Smith drove under the influence in that incident.
On April 13, 2014, police arrested Smith on suspicion of making false bomb threats at Los Angeles International Airport, but the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office ultimately did not file charges against Smith.