Michigan lineman Mazi Smith gets probation in gun case

By The Associated Press

FILE - Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. Michigan standout defensive lineman Mazi Smith has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon, records show. The felony charge was filed Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in an Ann Arbor court, nearly two months after the alleged incident, according to online records. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darron Cummings]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith has been sentenced to 12 months probation for a misdemeanor charge of possessing a gun in his pickup truck without a concealed-weapon permit. Washtenaw County Judge Karen Valvo also sentenced Smith on Thursday to 40 hours of community service and ordered him to retake concealed pistol license training. He also must pay nearly $1,000 in fines and probation fees. Smith’s record will be scrubbed clean if stays out of trouble during probation. Smith, a first team all-Big Ten selection who has declared for the NFL Draft, was stopped Oct. 7 by Ann Arbor police.