Former All-Pro Aldon Smith booked on battery charge

Aldon Smith turned himself in Tuesday night and was booked on a second-degree battery charge, Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News tweets.

A warrant went out for Smith’s arrest earlier this week. This alleged incident took place Saturday. The recent Seahawks acquisition was wanted for allegedly assaulting an acquaintance outside a coffee house in New Orleans. Smith, 31, is now free on bond, Gehlken adds.

Smith, however, contends he did not touch the man who is accusing him of assault, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports. The alleged dispute was between Smith and members of his family and the husband of Smith’s pregnant sister, according to Florio.

The Seahawks signed Smith to a low-cost one-year deal. While the veteran pass rusher remains a member of the Seahawks, this latest arrest could change that status. Smith battled past legal issues during his first NFL run, which preceded a four-plus-year hiatus. The Cowboys ended Smith’s exile from the NFL but elected not to re-sign him this offseason.