Overview
- Law enforcement arrested Anthony Smith in Nebraska in late July and prosecutors charged him with first-degree domestic assault, terroristic threats, and first-degree false imprisonment tied to an alleged bar incident.
- Prosecutors allege Smith threatened to kill his wife, forced her into a vehicle and tried to strike her with the car while she escaped, and officials say the wife was not physically harmed.
- A judge set Smith’s bond at $500,000 and he was released under conditions that include no contact with his wife.
- Court records show Smith has entered a written not-guilty plea, a judge approved limited travel for a sporting event in the Dominican Republic from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, and a Sept. 21 status hearing remains scheduled.
- Smith posted his first public message and a family photo saying he will tell his side later while his wife and manager have asked for privacy and some peers have urged the presumption of innocence, a posture that shapes both his legal defense and public reputation going forward.