{"id":451391,"date":"2026-09-29T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451391\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:34:10","slug":"former-nba-player-j-r-smith-arrested-in-north-texas-for-family-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/451391\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA player J.R. Smith arrested in North Texas for family violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/untitled-september-29-2026-at-13.56.07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-653d32e2=\"\"> (Hunt County Detention Center)<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ROYSE CITY, Texas &#8211; Former NBA basketball player J.R. Smith was arrested in North Texas after allegedly assaulting a family member.<\/p>\n<p>   J.R. Smith Arrested <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Royse City Police Department confirmed Earl Joseph &#8220;J.R.&#8221; Smith III was taken into custody on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said an officer\u2019s in-car license plate reader got an alert about a vehicle that was traveling on eastbound Interstate 30 around 2:45 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Smith had an active warrant out of the Southlake Police Department for family violence assault causing bodily injury.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He was arrested and taken to the Hunt County Detention Center.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Southlake police have not yet shared details about the family violence incident that prompted the arrest.<\/p>\n<p> NBA Career <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Smith played 16 seasons in the NBA from 2004 to 2020 with the New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He helped to capture two NBA Championships alongside LeBron James with the Cavaliers in 2016 and then the Lakers in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story comes from the Royse City Police Department and Hunt County Detention Center.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/rockwall-county\/royse-city\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royse City<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\/southlake\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southlake<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/nba\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article (Hunt County Detention Center) ROYSE CITY, Texas &#8211; Former NBA basketball player J.R. 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