A Holden Beach police officer was arrested Thursday and charged with driving his patrol car while impaired.
Kendal Roy Smith, a 42-year-old lieutenant with the Holden Beach Police Department, was arrested in Shallotte about 7 p.m. Thursday after pulling out of a parking lot at a high speed and out of control, according to the arrest report. Smith was driving a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car.
“The suspect was very impaired,” the report reads.
Smith, of 329 Paul’s Trail in Shallotte, has a court hearing scheduled on Aug. 6.
It wasn’t immediately clear what Smith’s status was with the Holden Beach Police. Chief Wally Layne has not yet returned a phone message seeking comment.
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