Additional charges have been filed against Auburn’s Eric Smith, resulting in an arrest warrant being issued for the running back, the Opelika-Auburn News is reporting.
The warrant was issued on Friday, and Smith will turn himself in on Monday.
Smith was arrested early Thursday morning outside of a hotel for disturbing the peace. He will now be facing a third-degree assault charge. The charge is punishable by a fine of up to $6,000 and up to one year in jail.
Smith was allegedly involved in some type of fight that left an unidentified male victim with a “deep” laceration over his eye.
Head coach Gene Chizik would neither confirm or deny that Smith was still a member of the program.
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