[6] In 2016, Smith plead guilty to the malicious destruction of personal property, a felony, and was sentenced to ten months in prison.
[7][8] Smith did his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University earning a degree in political science.
[2] In 2015, Smith pled guilty to malicious destruction of personal property after he shot at his ex-wife's car[7] and resigned from his seat in the senate.
[10] The plea deal initially required Smith to resign senate seat and not run for public office for five years, but the county circuit overseeing the case judged that such a clause would violate the state constitution.
[11][12] Smith finished second in the August primary, where he faced Roy McCalister Jr. on the general election ballot.