Retired Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith has once again found himself in trouble with the law. Per the Florida Times-Union, he was recently given five citations for animal neglect.
Per the Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services, Smith left multiple dogs tethered and unwatched on his property. Additionally, the dogs in which he was cited for neglecting were dogs in which weren’t registered.
According to the report, two of Smith’s citations state that at least one dog was tethered in some way with no owner nearby. The dog (or dogs) were restricted to the point of being “unable to move 10 feet in all directions,” an officer reported.
There was another citation that stated at least one dog was tethered “with no shelter, tangled and unable to reach water.” Additional citations he was hit with included tethering a dog within close range of a fence (less than five feet), no proof of licensing for a dog (or dogs), failure to provide food or water, and one dog had no documentation of vaccinations.
These additional citations to Smith’s record come over a year after he was arrested for unlawful sexual activity with certain minors and released on bail hours afterward. The trial for that citation has been rescheduled various times according to the Florida Times-Union, but currently is set for Sept. 17.
Smith’s court appearance for the five animal neglect citations is set for Aug. 26, per the report.
