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07-04-2010, 11:56 AM
Robaire Smith Charged With Carrying Gun in Luggage
http://www.blogcdn.com/nfl.fanhouse.com/media/2010/07/robaire-smith-7-2.jpgFLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Cleveland Browns (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/team/cleveland-browns) defensive end Robaire Smith (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/players/robaire-smith/5226) has been charged with carrying a gun in his luggage at Flint's Bishop Airport.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton on Thursday charged the 32-year-old former Flint Northern High star with possession of a firearm in a sterile area of a commercial airport.
The misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail.
Leyton says Smith was going to take a flight to Atlanta in November when officials found a gun in his carry-on bag.
Smith's attorney, Frank Manley, tells The Flint Journal that Smith has been a role model for the community. Manley says the NFL (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/) has issued its own discipline of Smith.
Airport Director Jim Rice tells WJRT-TV Smith was questioned by airport police and "was very cordial, very apologetic."
The case is similar to that of Smith's teammate Shaun Rogers (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/players/shaun-rogers/5508), who was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon through security at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport on April 1.
The 31-year-old nose tackle said he did not realize he had a loaded hand gun in his carry-on luggage when he was stopped.
http://www.blogcdn.com/nfl.fanhouse.com/media/2010/07/robaire-smith-7-2.jpgFLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Cleveland Browns (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/team/cleveland-browns) defensive end Robaire Smith (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/players/robaire-smith/5226) has been charged with carrying a gun in his luggage at Flint's Bishop Airport.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton on Thursday charged the 32-year-old former Flint Northern High star with possession of a firearm in a sterile area of a commercial airport.
The misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail.
Leyton says Smith was going to take a flight to Atlanta in November when officials found a gun in his carry-on bag.
Smith's attorney, Frank Manley, tells The Flint Journal that Smith has been a role model for the community. Manley says the NFL (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/) has issued its own discipline of Smith.
Airport Director Jim Rice tells WJRT-TV Smith was questioned by airport police and "was very cordial, very apologetic."
The case is similar to that of Smith's teammate Shaun Rogers (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/players/shaun-rogers/5508), who was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon through security at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport on April 1.
The 31-year-old nose tackle said he did not realize he had a loaded hand gun in his carry-on luggage when he was stopped.