 Smith went through over 200 high-level aides and staffers in her 18 years in the Senate, more than any other sitting Senator in New York State history.In 1996, staffer LaSone Garland-Bryan accused Smith of menacing her with a knife while they were alone in Smith's office.According to Garland-Bryan's statement, the senator became angry when she overheard Garland-Bryan telling family members that Smith "sometimes forgot to take her medication".