Overview
- At his Los Angeles arraignment, Jackson entered not-guilty pleas to one felony count of battery causing serious bodily injury and one misdemeanor battery count.
- He remains free on $50,000 bail, and a preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 24 at the San Fernando Courthouse.
- Video from an August KnokX Pro show captured Jackson slamming Stuart Smith and delivering more than 20 punches after Smith appeared unconscious during a Kick livestream.
- Smith spent days in intensive care and reports a serious head injury, jaw trauma, a fractured maxilla, a lacerated lip, and the loss of several teeth, and he is now recovering at home.
- Charging documents attribute the misdemeanor count to an altercation with fellow wrestler Douglas Malo, who says he believes Smith will not return to the ring and that he might pursue a civil lawsuit.