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Smith recently returned home and posted a message on social media days after pleading not guilty to four felony charges stemming from a July incident involving his wife. His message was accompanied by an image of the former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter alongside his family.
Former UFC contender speaks publicly after pleading not guilty to four felony charges in Nebraska
The incident involved an altercation with his wife that eventually received police intervention. Smith has since returned home and shared a family photo alongside his message.
“Happy to be home with my household full of ‘whys,’” Smith wrote on Instagram. “I’ll be able to tell my story someday soon. Until then…you guys just keep making it up as you go. Character is revealed in chaos.”
Smith faces one Class 2 felony charge, one count of terroristic threats and two first-degree false-imprisonment charges. He entered a not guilty plea earlier this month and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 21.
Prosecutors allege Smith threatened his wife during an altercation at a Gretna, Nebraska, bar on July 26 and later attempted to strike her with his vehicle. Authorities said she was not physically injured. Notably, Smith’s wife, Mikhala Renee Newman, has disputed the allegations and previously defended her husband publicly.
Smith was also granted permission to travel to the Dominican Republic from Sept. 27 through Oct. 3 for a professional sporting event. He recently returned to competition after leaving the UFC, submitting Chase Sherman in a Gamebred FC bare-knuckle MMA tournament.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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