Officer Carlos Martin Charged with Giving False Information

A Richmond police officer has been placed on leave after he was charged in a false-information case.

The department said officer Carlos Martin was charged yesterday with two misdemeanor counts of false summons or giving false reports to law enforcement officials.

The department would not release details of the case other than to say the arrest grew from a citizen complaint and was being investigated by the department's office of professional responsibility in consultation with Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Michael N. Herring.

Martin, 34 and a five-year member of the department, has been placed on leave without pay.