Saturday, January 16, 2010

Officer Kelly Lawrence Suspended for Firing Weapon at Neighbors

Gregg County sheriff ’s investigators are conducting a follow - up investigation after a report was made the evening of Jan. 3 of a Longview police officer pointing and firing a gun at his neighbor’s game room behind their residence.

Officer Kelly Lawrence has been suspended with pay pending investigation. He has been with the Longview Police Department since September 2004.

The call for service was received at 10 p.m. and was dispatched for initial investigation the same night, said GCSO public information officer Capt. Mike Claxton.

A report was made by a field deputy and a supervisorwhich has been submitted through normal procedures to the criminal investigation division, according to a press release from the GCSO.

The initial investigation at the scene identified the complaining home owners and the offender, Claxton said.

Deputies recovered a Daisy Power line BB gun during the investigation, which was retained for investigative purposes.

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