--- description: San Francisco 49ers' Aldon Smith was arrested on Sunday after suggesting to a security official at LAX that he was carrying a bomb title: NFL: San Francisco's Aldon Smith Arrested at LAX for Bomb Remark image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fe58ad2ad6bc2d2/69868a82e8524b2bd36025c7/smith.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NFL](/tag/nfl/) ## NFL Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 49ers' Aldon Smith Is Arrested at LAX After Talking About a Bomb by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2014 5:32 AM CUT  San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith reacts after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jason Campbell during an NFL football game in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2012 San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith reacts after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jason Campbell during an NFL football game in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2012Beck Diefenbach—Reuters by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2014 5:32 AM CUT San Francisco 49ers’ star linebacker Aldon Smith’s checkered history with law enforcement off the field continued on Sunday, after the 24-year-old Pro Bowler was [arrested after suggesting to security officials](http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2014/04/13/man-believed-to-be-aldon-smith-arrested-at-lax/ "undefined") at the Los Angeles International Airport that he was carrying a bomb. After being randomly selected for secondary screening, Smith reportedly became “belligerent and uncooperative with the process and with the TSA agent, making a comment indicating that he was in possession of a bomb before proceeding toward the gate area,” Sergeant Karla Ortiz said in a statement. Smith was later arrested at his gate by [airport police officers](http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/13/aldon-smith-49ers-chris-culliver-arrested-at-lax/ "undefined") and taken into custody and booked for felony false report of a bomb threat. He was later released on Sunday evening on $20,000 bail, according to the San Francisco _Chronicle_. “We are disappointed to learn of the incident today involving Aldon Smith,” 49ers general manager Trent Baalke [said in a press release](http://pro32.ap.org/article/49ers-linebacker-aldon-smith-arrested-airport "undefined"). “As this is a pending legal matter and we are still gathering the pertinent facts, we will have no further comment.” Sunday’s incident was the latest in a growing list of ugly incidents involving Smith since he joined the league three years ago. The linebacker sat out five games in the 2013 season in order to receive treatment for substance abuse after being arrested and charged in September on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possessing marijuana. In October, Smith was charged with three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon, which stemmed from an incident that erupted during a party at his home, where he reportedly discharged a weapon in the air and was stabbed during a fight. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/61100/aldon-smith-bomb-lax/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/61100/aldon-smith-bomb-lax/"},"headline":"The 49ers' Aldon Smith Is Arrested at LAX After Talking About a Bomb","datePublished":"2014-04-14T05:32:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:17:08.332Z","description":"The star linebacker's checkered history with law enforcement continued over the weekend after he was arrested for suggesting during a random screening with security officials that he was carrying a bomb before heading to the gate area","url":"https://time.com/61100/aldon-smith-bomb-lax/","keywords":["NFL","LAX","Bombs"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fe58ad2ad6bc2d2/69868a82e8524b2bd36025c7/smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fe58ad2ad6bc2d2/69868a82e8524b2bd36025c7/smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith (99) reacts after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jason Campbell during the first half of their NFL football game San Francisco","caption":"San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Aldon Smith (99) reacts after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jason Campbell during the first half of their NFL football game San Francisco","creditText":"Beck Diefenbach—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nfl/","name":"NFL"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/61100/aldon-smith-bomb-lax/","name":"The 49ers' Aldon Smith Is Arrested at LAX After Talking About a Bomb"}}]}] ```