Aldon Smith Warrant Issued ... No Show At Court

3/29/2018 2:51 PM PDT

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imageAldon Smith[1] just missed his day in court for violating a protective order stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident with his fiancee ... and there's a bench warrant out for his arrest.

We broke the story ... the troubled NFL star was arrested and charged with 4 misdemeanors[2] -- including domestic violence -- after allegedly beating up[3] his fiancee on March 3.

At the time of the incident, a protective order was issued to prevent Smith from having any contact with his accuser ... which he allegedly violated before turning himself in[4] last Friday.

Smith was scheduled to be in a San Francisco courtroom today ... but he didn't show.

His attorney argues that Aldon never missed a court date before ... and told him he planned to be present.

The judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

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