Overview
- A judge signed an emergency protective order on September 29 that bars J.R. Smith from contacting the unnamed woman except through an attorney and requires him to stay about 333 yards (roughly 1,000 feet) from her home and workplace.
- The EPO also prohibits Smith from possessing firearms or ammunition and remains in effect through December 29, according to court documents reported by multiple outlets.
- Prosecutors filed a criminal complaint on October 2 charging Smith with one count of assault causing bodily injury (family violence) that alleges he hit, grabbed, or pushed the woman during an incident on September 18.
- Smith was arrested after a license-plate reader flagged his vehicle and officers executed a Southlake warrant on September 28 in Royse City; he was booked in Hunt County and released on a $5,000 bond the next day.
- Smith’s attorney has said he is presumed innocent and eager to resolve the matter, and an arraignment or hearing is expected in the weeks ahead as the case moves through Texas courts.