Neither Lucas, Portsmouth Mayor John L. Rowe Jr., nor a spokesman for the Portsmouth Public Schools could be immediately reached for comment.
Greene asked the accused persons to voluntarily place themselves in custody.
“During this time of unrest in our nation, which was a direct result of the sudden death of Mr. George Floyd, countless monuments in our entire country were disarmed by Protestants,” Greene said. “Many of those locals investigated the acts of destruction and then charged the responsible parties well after the incidents were over,” Greene said, adding that the incident in Portsmouth was the only one that resulted nationally in a man who ‘ t badly injured.
Virginia State Police completed their investigation into the July 22 incident. The Portsmouth Police Department then conducted its investigation into the June 10 demonstrations, Greene said.
“A team of detectives and supervisors” compiled written, video and audio evidence surrounding the destruction of the Confederate monument, Greene said.
Requests were also made for additional state and federal assistance for an independent investigation into the incident, but Greene said the requests “fell outside the scope of the investigation for those legislators.”
In addition, a discussion with the Portsmouth Commonwealth attorney for a special grand jury and special prosecutor “yielded no action,” Greene said.
Virginia politicians respond to Lucas’ accusations
“Her opposition to a racist monument is the definition of what John Lewis called ‘good problems.’ I stand with my good friend,” he said.
Republican Party of Virginia President Rich Anderson said the senator should surrender himself.
CNN’s Rob Frehse, Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.
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