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Updates from Tuesday, July 1

Bill Williamson of ESPN provided the latest in the legal situation surrounding Aldon Smith:

Updates from Wednesday, May 21

Eric Branch of The San Francisco Chronicle provided information surrounding Aldon Smith's legal issues:

Updates from Friday, May 2

The 49ers exercised Smith's option on Friday:

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk had the latest on Smith:

The clock is ticking on the 49ers’ decision regarding linebacker Aldon Smith’s fifth-year option. Per multiple sources, the team still hasn’t resolved whether to extend his four-year rookie contract by one year to the 2015 season. The 49ers, we’re told, have met with Smith in advance of making their decision. By rule, the option must be exercised by May 3. If he’s not provided written notice of the intention to extend the contract on or before May 3, he’ll be eligible for free agency after the 2014 season.

Updates from Thursday, May 1

ESPN's Bill Williamson reiterates when the 49ers must make their decision on Aldon Smith's fifth-year option:

Updates from Tuesday, April 29

Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee confirmed Aldon Smith's next court date:

The 49ers likely will have to decide on Aldon Smith's fifth-year option without a resolution in the DUI and gun-possession charges he is facing. The two sides did not reach a plea-bargain deal -- something the team thought was a possibility, albeit an unlikely one -- at a hearing today. A new hearing date is scheduled for May 12 in Santa Clara County Superior Court. It's possible the case could be resolved at some point before then. But that probably won't occur before Saturday, the deadline for triggering the fifth-year option on Smith's contract. The team's single-season sack record holder is entering the final year of the contract he signed as a rookie in 2011, one that will pay him $2.336 this season.

Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle previously provided an update on the legal proceedings against Smith for a previous weapons charge:

Updates from Friday, April 25

Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle has the latest on Smith's status with the team:

Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee has more on Smith:

Updates from Thursday, April 24

Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports has the latest on Aldon Smith's legal issues:

Updates from Friday, April 18

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports this could be Aldon Smith's last year with the 49ers:

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio later reported the 49ers haven't made a decision yet on Smith's option:

Per a league source with knowledge of the team’s thinking, however, the 49ers still haven’t made a decision. And they don’t have to make a decision until May 3, the deadline for picking up the option. The option-year salary of $9.75 million for Smith would be guaranteed for injury only until the first day of the 2015 league year. At that point, it would become fully guaranteed for 2015.

Updates from Thursday, April 17

Dan Hanzus of NFL.com has the latest on what the 49ers plan on doing with Aldon Smith in light of his recent arrest:

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" that the 49ers do not plan to cut Smith, who has $3 million in guaranteed salary next season. That doesn't come close to solving Smith's problems, however. Rapoport said a suspension at the start of the season is likely, though it's unknown how many games it will last.

Updates from Wednesday, April 16

Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News has the latest on a potential suspension for Aldon Smith:

Kawakami also talked about Smith's status with the 49ers:

Kawakami broke down the organization's thought process surrounding Smith's contract as well:

Updates from Tuesday, April 15

Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News has the latest on Aldon Smith:

Updates from Monday, April 14

Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com has the latest on Aldon Smith's legal troubles:

Maiocco had more on how long it may take for charges to be filed, via a spokesman from the DA's office: “Since he bailed out, it may be a while before any charges are presented to our office for filing consideration."

TMZ had more on the circumstances leading up to Smith's altercation with the authorities at LAX:

Aldon Smith told authorities to "strip search me" after he allegedly claimed to have be in possession of a bomb at LAX yesterday ... multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports.



We're told ... after Smith had been confronted for allegedly making the false bomb statements, he copped an attitude with authorities and sarcastically challenged them to conduct a "strip search."



Maiocco later reported that Smith appeared to be drunk earlier in the day, but it was not the reason he was detained. He added:

“He was not what we considered to be intoxicated,” LAX Police Sgt. Karla Ortiz told CSNBayArea.com, “but he appeared as if he had been drinking earlier in the day.” Sgt. Ortiz said Smith would not be administered a blood-alcohol test because, she said, “Whether he was drunk or not was not the reason for his detention, arrest or booking.”

Original Text

Trouble continues to find San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith, who was detained by Los Angeles police on Sunday after screaming the word "bomb" in an airport terminal.



A Los Angeles World Airport police spokesperson released the following statement on the altercation to NFL.com:

At approximately 1400 hrs, a 24 year-old Aldon Jacarus Ramon Smith, a resident of San Jose, California, was going through Terminal 1 screening where he made a comment indicating that he was in possession of a bomb. Los Angeles Airport Police made contact with him in the gate area where he became uncooperative. After conducting their investigation, LA Airport Police took suspect into custody and transported him to LAPD-Pacific division where he was booked for California Penal Code 148.1(a) - False report of a bomb threat.

Smith allegedly screamed the word "bomb" in the LAX airport terminal on Sunday and was detained by Los Angeles police, according to TMZ.

"I heard him say, 'I did nothing wrong,'" John Egan, a witness, told Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News. "The whole thing ratcheted up from there. The cops were trying to calm him down. He wasn't out of control; just agitated."

Smith was released from custody Sunday night, according to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle:

General manager Trent Baalke quickly released a statement on the incident via ProFootballTalk.com: “We are disappointed to learn of the incident today involving Aldon Smith. As this is a pending legal matter and we are still gathering the pertinent facts, we will have no further comment.”

Former NFL wideout Chad Johnson weighed in on the situation via Twitter:

This isn't the first brush with the law for Smith.

He was arrested in 2013 for three felony weapons charges and two DUI misdemeanors. He was also arrested in 2012 for a DUI. He missed a month during the 2013 season after he checked himself into an in-patient rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse.

The 2012 Pro Bowler has registered 42 regular-season sacks for the Niners over his three-year career, but he is becoming an issue off the field. With his track record, the on-field ability might not be enough to overshadow his antics.

As for now, it remains to be seen whether this incident is something serious or just a misunderstanding. But given Smith's off-field issues over the past few years, his standing with the 49ers might be in jeopardy depending on the outcome of his arrest.

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The team has made offseason headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last few months. Cornerback Chris Culliver was arrested in San Jose, Calif., in late March on charges of felony hit-and-run and weapons possession.

Earlier this week, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and wide receiver Quinton Patton were named in a "suspicious incident" investigated by Miami Police that was considered "sexual in nature." Back in January, offensive lineman David Kilgore was arrested for public intoxication.

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