Bucs' Smith charged with aggravated assault

[The_Philster]

Super Bowl hero Dwight Smith of the Tampa Bay Bucs was arrested Wednesday and charged with brandishing a handgun at another motorist.

Smith, a third-round draft pick in 2001, returned two interceptions for touchdowns in Tampa Bay's Super Bowl victory over the Oakland Raiders in January. A backup cornerback in 2002, he is expected to become the starting free safety next season.

"I apologize for any negative light that I may have placed on our football team and the entire Buccaneer organization,'' Smith said in a statement released by the team. "However, it is not appropriate for me to comment any further on the specifics of this matter at this time.''...more

[Cntrygal]

[Paka]

Sheesh... gotta wonder, WHAT was he thinking?! :angry:

[PA Season Ticket Holder]

He derserves after the money he cost me from the last INT for a TD :angry:

[The_Philster]

Prosecutors choose lesser charge on Buc

CLEARWATER - Prosecutors have filed a formal charge of improper exhibition of a firearm against Bucs defensive back Dwight Smith in connection with a road rage incident in April.

Clearwater police arrested Smith on a felony charge of aggravated assault. The charge chosen by prosecutors is a misdemeanor.

Police said Smith, 24, and another driver, John Schultz, 43, argued and exchanged gestures after they tried to merge into the same lane of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard on April 16. Smith pulled out a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, which frightened Schultz....
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[The_Philster]

Charges Against Bucs' Smith Reduced

LARGO - Prosecutors have reduced the charges against Bucs defensive back Dwight Smith, who allegedly brandished a handgun during a road-rage incident on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard in April.
Initially, Clearwater police charged Smith, 24, with one felony count of aggravated assault. But Tuesday, the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office filed a lesser charge of improper exhibition of a firearm, a misdemeanor....

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