The upscale Queens Harbour home of former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was foreclosed on Tuesday, just days after the former FSU Seminole was arrested in connection with an armed confrontation with a landscaper at the property.
The residence — located in the exclusive Queens Harbour Yacht & Country Club community — was sold at auction for $1.4 million Tuesday morning.
Court records show that the foreclosure was initiated by the homeowners association due to more than $30,000 in unpaid association fees, including assessments, fines, interest, and legal costs.
Smith submitted a bid covering the amount he owed, but it fell well short of the winning offer, records indicate.
The foreclosure marks another troubling chapter for the 34-year-old former NFL standout, who was arrested on July 3 and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a volatile encounter outside the waterfront property he bought for $1.6 while still with the Jaguars.
According to police reports, the incident began when a landscaper approached Smith’s property, allegedly attempting to offer lawn care services.
A witness told cops that the man had previously quizzed another neighbor if he should approach Smith for business purposes.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” came the reply.
Smith — who was known for his community involvement while with the Jags — told the landscaper to depart quickly, warning him he had “three seconds to start running.”
The worker heeded his advice and took off with his hands in the air.
A witness told police she heard a loud “bang” at one point.
Deputies later found a discharged firearm on Smith along with shell casings and multiple guns and ammunition from inside the residence.
Police responded to the scene, requested backup, and commanded anyone inside the home to come out.
Smith emerged from a Mercedes in the driveway and was cooperative before being taken into custody.
In a video later posted to Instagram, the Georgia native acknowledged the confrontation with the landscaper.
“I have no will in me to hurt any man or any woman or any child,” he states in front of his home. “But if you come up on my property, or if you step out of line with me, man, your life will be taken.”
He also alleged in the video that unnamed parties had been making threats against him.
The aggravated assault rap is a second-degree felony under Florida law and has a max term of up to five years in prison.
Smith — who was a key member of the 2013 FSU national championship squad and played for the Jags from 2014-2018 — was arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor in 2019.
He pleaded no contest in 2021 and was sentenced to three years probation.
