Ainias Smith, Texas AM Football News: Draft Scout Player News

07/26/22 - WR Ainias Smith, rSr/2024, Texas AM

The lawyer for A&M football player Ainias Smith said Friday his client is innocent of charges that got him arrested early Wednesday. Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of less than 2 oz. of marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to police records. They all carry misdemeanor charges. "I've reviewed the police reports in the case," College Station attorney Craig Greening told Houston Fox26's Mark Berman on Friday. "I'm board certified in criminal law and I'm designated as a lawyer/scientist certified by the American Chemical Society; I've done DWIs for years. I've prosecuted them and I've defended them. I've reviewed the reports in this case and it was obvious that Mr. Smith was not intoxicated." A new law passed in 2021 allows for possession of a firearm in your car for those under 21 years of age as long as you're not committing another crime that's greater than a Class C misdemeanor or a traffic ticket, Greening said.

"Now that we have the passenger's statements stating that the marijuana was his and that Mr. Smith didn't know about it, never possessed it and also never smoked marijuana that day, there was no crime committed by Mr. Smith from what I've reviewed and all the reports that I've been able to see up to this point." Smith was pulled over by University Police while driving 51 mph in a 35-mph zone on University Drive. He was drifting in his lane, according to the probable cause statement. After failing multiple physical intoxication tests, Smith was arrested and consented to a breathalyzer test, which came back with .066 and .061 blood alcohol content readings. The legal limit in the state of Texas is .08. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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