San Diego coach Lamont Smith was reportedly arrested on suspicion of domestic violence on Saturday. According to 10 News, Smith is facing charges of domestic violence, assault with force likely to commit great bodily injury and false imprisonment. Scary stuff, check out more info below about Lamont and his wife.
From 10News in San Diego:
Officers were dispatched to the team hotel near Union Square late last night on reports of a domestic violence disturbance.
The victim told police she was intimately involved with Smith. She was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
USD released a statement to 10News, stating. “We are aware of the report of allegations related to Lamont Smith. We have very few details at the time, but we will be gathering information and will be commencing an investigation into the matter.”
The University of San Diego released a statement
“We are aware of the report of allegations related to Lamont Smith. We have very few details at the time, but we will be gathering information and will be commencing an investigation into the matter.”
Update: Lamont Smith has been released on $115,000 bail. He was arrested at the Oakland airport this morning prior to the Toreros flight home after last night's win over USF.
— Ben Higgins (@BenHigginsSD) February 26, 2018
His wife was a former kindergarten teacher in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. She has relocated to San Diego where her husband Lamont Smith is the head coach for the Men’s Basketball team at the University of San Diego. Her duties include marketing, planning, staffing and day to day operations of Championship Basketball Camp.
