1993 Fraternity Party Incident
In 1993, Jefferson Smith was involved in an incident at a fraternity party. A young woman mistakenly believed that Smith had tipped over the sofa she was sleeping on. When she awakened she angrily attempted to strike Smith and in the ensuing confusion Smith struck her face with his hand, as a result of which she received stitches. Smith paid the woman's hospital bill and agreed to a diversion agreement.
Smith threw a punch at another player while participating in a pick-up game of basketball at the now-closed Harriet Tubman Leadership Academy for Young Women. Smith said that a player threw him to the ground and denies punching the player in the groin. Instead, he said he hit his thigh.
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