JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail’s website.

Smith, 29, was booked into the jail at 5:20 p.m. ET. He is being held on a $50,003 bond, and there is no court date listed. He was arrested by officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at his home in a gated community.

A law enforcement source told ESPN that Smith is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl multiple times, both at his home and in his vehicle, in August and September. The source said the girl told a friend and a family member what happened after the first encounter with Smith.

The source also said investigators found evidence in Smith’s car that linked him to the girl.

Per Florida Statute 794.05, the charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors is a second-degree felony and applies to any person age 24 or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years old.

“The Jaguars are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith,” the team said in a statement. “The club is unable to comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

This incident marked the second time in five months that there was a police presence at Smith’s home. A crime scene van spent several hours there on Nov. 28 and towed a black Cadillac Escalade registered to Smith away from the home. A source told ESPN that the police presence then was tied to the alleged incidents with the teen.

Smith was not arrested at that time.

Smith hasn’t played for the Jaguars since the 2018 season finale. He announced on social media in May 2019 that he would not play football that season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health. He did not attend the Jaguars’ voluntary offseason conditioning program or organized team activities and missed the mandatory three-day minicamp in June. The team put Smith on the reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

Smith was due to make $9.75 million this season, and his contract has tolled, which means the remaining three years on the deal (he was scheduled to make $10 million in 2020 and $10.25 million in 2021) are paused but would pick up again if he were to return to the Jaguars at some point.

The Jaguars drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 2014 draft. A positive marijuana test at the NFL combine contributed to his dropping and, per league rules, placed him in the NFL’s substance abuse program.

Smith missed four games — all because of injuries — in his five seasons.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Smith has more solo tackles (441) than any other player since he entered the NFL, and his 581 total tackles rank fourth in that span. Smith has nine interceptions (three of which he returned for touchdowns) in his career.

Smith, who had a career-high 134 tackles in 2018, was a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro in 2017 as part of a Jaguars defense that finished second in the NFL in sacks and turnovers forced and led the league in pass defense. The Jaguars scored seven defensive touchdowns that season, and Smith had two, as well as another in the postseason.

A former NFL player from Valdosta was arrested in Florida on Wednesday after allegedly having sex with an underage girl multiple times.

Telvin Smith, 29, who most recently played linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was taken into custody at his home and booked into the Duval County Jail shortly before 5:30 p.m., ESPN reported. 

He is charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. 

Smith’s warrant shows he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl on multiple occasions, both at his Jacksonville home and inside his Cadillac Escalade, according to multiple media reports. 

Authorities said the teenager’s DNA was recovered from Smith’s SUV, which was collected as evidence in December, Jacksonville-based WTLV reported. 

According to the news station, the former NFL player met the girl at her job last summer and took several pictures with her. She and a coworker both testified that Smith knew how old she was at the time because she told him she had just celebrated her 17th birthday, according to his arrest warrants. 

He also reportedly offered the teen money after one sexual encounter and instructed her not to tell anyone about their relationship or he could go to jail, according to his warrant. Instead, he told her to say he was serving as her “mentor” if anyone asked, authorities said. 

In Florida, it is a second-degree felony for anyone 24 or older to engage in sexual activity with someone who is 16 or 17, ESPN reported.

Smith has since been released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

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In a statement, the Jacksonville Jaguars said the team is aware of the charges involving the former linebacker, but unable to comment on the ongoing investigation.

The Valdosta native attended Lowndes High School before playing college football at Florida State. He was selected by the Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.

In his five NFL seasons, Smith recorded 586 tackles, nine interceptions and 7.5 sacks through 76 games. Three of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns.  

The team reached the AFC Championship game in January 2018 but lost to the New England Patriots 24-20. 

In May 2019, Smith announced on social media that he would not play last season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health, ESPN reported. He was placed on the team’s reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

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GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) – Buffalo Bills wide receiver and former ECU Pirate Zay Jones was arrested Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

Jones is now out of jail.

A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman tells WITN News that officers were sent to the 900 South Figueroa Street around 11:20 p.m. their time because a man was breaking glass doors and windows.

LAPD says Jones was taken into custody and booked for felony vandalism.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says it is asking for additional investigation into the case and they have not formally charged the football player.

Records show that Jones was released from the LA County Jail at 7:45 a.m. eastern time. His next court date is listed for April 11th.

The Buffalo Bills released a statement Tuesday saying “We are aware of the incident involving Zay Jones. We are still in the process of gathering more information on the matter. At this point, we will have no further comment.”

TMZ released a video of the what happened and it shows Jones struggling with his brother Cayleb, who was reportedly trying to prevent Jones from jumping out of a 30th floor window.

Jones was scheduled to come to Greenville this weekend to sign autographs to raise money for Aces for Autism. There’s no word yet on the status of that event.