Former 49ers, Raiders LB Aldon Smith being held on $500,000 bond

SAN FRANCISCO – Former 49ers and Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith is being held on $500,000 bail Sunday by the San Francisco Sherriff’s Department following another arrest.

Smith, according to TMZ Sports, was arrested for violating conditions of his bail.

At his arraignment Thursday, Smith faced three charges of violating a protective order. It was originally issued March 12 stemming from a March 3 domestic violence charge. He failed to appear in court on March 23.

Smith’s fiancee, Shawna Mcknight, issued the following statement to TMZ Sports: “Unfortunately through these circumstances Aldon and I are no longer together. Although it’s with a heavy heart I truly wish him the best and pray that he gets the help he needs, I will always have love for him but at this point I’m simply the victim in this ongoing case.”

Smith, a first-round pick of the 49ers in 2011 and a first-team All-pro in 2012 who had 44 sacks in his first three seasons, has had several run-ins with the law. He has been arrested on DUI charges multiple times and has previously faced weapon charges that were later reduced.

Smith has 47.5 career sacks – 33.5 of them coming in his first two seasons with the 49ers.

The 28-year-old played nine games for Oakland in 2015, with seven starts, and had 3.5 sacks. But the NFL, in reaction to his numerous brushes with the law and the league’s substance abuse policy, suspended Smith for a year on Nov. 17, 2015, and has yet to reinstate him.