Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith charged with criminal mischief regarding phone throwing investigation.

The Cavs shooting guard JR Smith reportedly turned himself into NYPD early this morning. Read on for deets…

CelebNSports247.com reports that JR Smith lost his cool allegedly stole a cell phone from a fan and then threw it into a construction site.

The incident happened back in late July [around 2:30 AM on Sunday morning] when Smith was spotted by a fan after he’d been partying at The Park in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood, according to reports.

Law enforcement sources claim:

We’re told … Smith allegedly approached the fan and snatched the phone out of his hand and then launched it into a nearby construction zone. The fan claims his $800 phone was damaged and he has filed a report with police.

Now that J.R. has turned himself in, he has been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief. In addition to the charge, he has also issued a ticket to appear in court at a later date.

J.R.’s attorney Alex Spiro called the whole thing “nonsense.” He also said, “we aren’t responding to nonsense. He has issued a ticket.”
“The fan claims his $800 phone was damaged and he has filed a report with police,” according to TMZ Sports.