Scott A. Smith Indicted on Weapons Charges
Smith's Tuesday court appearance has been cancelled
Scott A. Smith was indicted on weapons charges Monday after being arrested with a loaded gun, ammunition and four knives at an Aug. 4 showing of The Dark Knight Rises at Regal Cinema in Crocker Park.
The current charges listed at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas docket are a fourth-degree felony carrying concealed weapons (for the gun found on him), a misdemeanor carrying concealed weapon (for the four knives found on him) and a third-degree felony for having weapons under disability (for the gun on him as well as the ones taken from his home).
The prosecution is basing the weapons under disability charge on the claim that Smith has some kind of substance abuse issue.
Smith has been in jail — first in Westlake, then at the Cuyahoga County Jail since Aug. 7 — since his arrest. He is being held on $250,000 bond.
Smith's preliminary hearing, set for Tuesday, was cancelled. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, his arraignment is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27.
More details as they become available.
Coverage of the case:
Preliminary hearing set for Smith
Bond set at $250,000 for Scott A. Smith
Regal Cinema weapons suspect Scott A. Smith still in jail
Smith's lawyer: Weapons were for self-defense
Guns, 'Thousands' of bullets seized from home of Regal Cinema suspect
POLL: How can movie theater shootings be prevented?
Regal Cinema suspect Scott A. Smith described by neighbors as 'quiet'
Regal Cinema employee, off-duty Westlake police officer may have prevented tragedy
Regal Cinema suspect had gun, knives, 'survival equipment' in bag
Perkiomen Valley Patch: Smith lived in area for several years