Bucs' Dwight Smith Charged With Pulling Gun In Road Rage

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Dwight Smith was arrested and charged with one felony count of aggravated assault Wednesday after he brandished a handgun during a road-rage incident on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, authorities say.
Smith, who was booked and released from Pinellas County Jail, exchanged profanities with Clearwater resident John Schultz. Schultz said Smith ``pointed the gun'' at him while both were stopped at Gulf- to-Bay and Hampton Road.

Smith, 24, said he only ``displayed'' the 9 mm semiautomatic because Schultz was being aggressive. ...more

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Safety sentenced to probation

Buc Dwight Smith gets no jail time after pleading guilty to displaying a gun.
LARGO - Bucs free safety Dwight Smith received a year's probation Thursday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of improperly displaying a firearm during a road rage incident.

The plea deal removes any complications for him playing for the team this season.

Smith acknowledged pulling a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun and displaying it to a motorist April 16 in Clearwater....

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