For immediate release: July 19, 2022
{UPDATE} NEWS RELEASE: INCIDENT INVOLVING LPD OFFICER
A second Lynchburg Police Department officer has been charged in connection with the incident that occurred on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
On July 17, 2022, one of the involved parties in this incident obtained a warrant for trespassing against Kasey Smith. Kasey Smith is related to Brian Smith.
Kasey Smith was placed on administrative leave with pay on Monday, July 18, 2022 and remains in that status pending the adjudication of the criminal investigation and the outcome of an internal investigation. She has served with the LPD for 10 years and currently holds the rank of Police Officer III assigned as a detective in the Forensics Unit.
Any inquiries on the criminal investigation should be directed to the Virginia State Police.
Any additional information will be released as an update to this news release.