Flock cameras helped police arrest former Cleveland Cavaliers star J.R. Smith who was wanted on a family assault charge.
According to TMZ, Smith, 41, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 28, in Hunt County, Texas.
Smith’s license plate was flagged by a Flock camera which notified police that Earl Joseph Smith III (his real name) was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Police pulled over Smith’s car and he was placed under arrest and booked into the Hunt County Detention Center. His brother who was in the car with him took possession of the vehicle.
Smith is being held on a charge of assault with bodily injury family violence.
He previously served 24 days in jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving following a 2007 crash that killed one of his passengers.
Smith played 16 seasons in the NBA. He won two NBA championships with the Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
He retired from the Lakers in 2020. The 6’6″ guard previously played for the New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans).
Smith recently graduated from North Carolina A&T with a degree in Liberal Arts. He said he went to college to help inspire others to go back to school and pursue their degrees.
Smith joined the men’s golf team as a walk-on and has played in pro PGA golf tournaments.