MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota Vikings safety Dwight Smith pleaded guilty to obstructing traffic and a charge of possessing marijuana was dismissed. Smith's attorney, David Valentini, said Tuesday that the player paid a $200 fine after pleading guilty to the petty misdemeanor Jan. 31, The marijuana charge was also a petty misdemeanor. Police cited Smith in December, saying he had a small amount of marijuana in his car outside a downtown Minneapolis strip club. In August 2006, Smith was cited for indecent conduct with a woman in a downtown Minneapolis stairwell. In 2003, when he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Smith pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on a motorist.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
