Grand Jury to Hear Domestic Abuse Case Against New Orleans Saints' Will Smith

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It was an embarrassing moment for the New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith. One day he is being filmed by the NFL for a family moment to be shown nationally for Thanksgiving. They were picture perfect, he and his wife. A few days later, Smith was being dragged away to jail for pulling his wife by the hair.

A pair of Lafayette police officers saw Smith pull his wife's hair on Nov. 27 during an argument after leaving a night club at 2 a.m.. The player, who is 6-3, 282 pounds, was booked on misdemeanor counts of domestic abuse and simple battery.

The officers were on patrol when they saw the argument and now they will have to tell it to a grand jury. Smith is fighting the charges, obviously, and local authorities said a grand jury will determine whether Smith will have to answer in a court room.

The Associated Press in Lafayette is reporting that Racquel Smith and other witnesses have evidence that will help Will Smith's case.

Smith said it was a misunderstanding and was not domestic abuse in a statement released by the team after the incident.

Smith was a first-round draft choice out of Ohio State in 2004. He is a prominent member of the New Orleans team, one of its pillars on the defensive side of the ball.

 

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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/11/grand-jury-to-hear-domestic-abuse-case-against-new-orleans-saint/

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